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Q. In addition to Malpighian tubules, which of the following also helps in excretion in cockroach -

Structural Organisation in Animals

Solution:

Fat bodies, nephrocytes and uricose glands are the additional structures alongwith the Malpighian tubules in cockroach. Which enable excretion of nitrogenous wastes. Nephrocytes are present in the lateral wall of heart, fat bodies are found in the hemocoel and uricose glands are found in male cockroaches on the periphery of mushroom glands.