Suppose that you examine an animal and find it has excretory structures that have a closed proximal end immersed in hemolymph and a distal end that empties into the gut. Which term should you use to describe these structures?

a. hepatic tubules
b. Malpighian tubules
c. nephrons
d. metanephridia


Ans: b. Malpighian tubules

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