Malpighian tubules

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plural noun

1. organs of excretion in insects and many other arthropods: narrow tubules opening into the anterior part of the hindgut

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Malpighian tubules are convoluted, which increases their surface area, and they are lined with microvilli for reabsorption and maintenance of osmotic balance.

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If you observed a gradual increase in the solute concentration outside of the Malpighian tubules, what would you expect to happen?

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Malpighian tubules are the opening of the digestive sac in box jellyfish.

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Figure 32.12 Malpighian tubules of insects and other terrestrial arthropods remove nitrogenous wastes and other solutes from the hemolymph.

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Malpighian tubules are tiny, bulb-shaped organs that open to an excretory pore in leeches.

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