What is the head of an arthropod called?
The cephalon is the head section of an arthropod. It is a tagma, i.e., a specialized grouping of arthropod segments. The word cephalon derives from the Greek κεφαλή (kephalē), meaning “head”. Do arthropods head? Arthropods are cephalized organisms meaning that they have a central brain that is located in a distinct head region. The head…