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where is the nerve cord located in an insect
Insects have a nerve cord which runs along the length of their body.
what does the nerve cord of insects consist of
The ventral nerve cord consists of a brain, a part underneath the brain called the sub-esophageal ganglion, and a cord that runs along the length of their body.
how is an insect's ventral nerve cord different from a spinal cord
The ventral nerve cord is similar to our spinal cord except that it runs down the front of their body instead of the back.

Question: what does it look like
Self-contained rewrite: what does the ventral nerve cord look like