<P> The ventral nerve cord ( VNC ) makes up a part of the central nervous system of some phyla of the bilaterians , particularly within the nematodes , annelids and the arthropods . It usually consists of cerebral ganglia anteriorly with the nerve cords running down the ventral ( `` belly '' , as opposed to back ) plane of the organism . </P>
<P> The ventral nerve cord ( VNC ) makes up a part of the central nervous system of some phyla of the bilaterians , particularly within the nematodes , annelids and the arthropods . It usually consists of cerebral ganglia anteriorly with the nerve cords running down the ventral ( `` belly '' , as opposed to back ) plane of the organism . </P>
where is the nerve cord located in an insect
where is the nerve cord located in an insect
down the ventral ( `` belly '' , as opposed to back ) plane of the organism
down the ventral ( `` belly '' , as opposed to back ) plane of the organism