For example, as far as my experience goes, the receptaculum seminis does not deteriorate, although it is, of course, altogether functionless when parthenogenesis has become established.
Thus, the summer females of the Aphidae have lost the receptaculum seminis; and in these insects sexual reproduction has not ceased, but alternates regularly with parthenogenetic reproduction.
The gritty particle itself may be reduced to the merest point, no larger than the receptaculum capitis of the Cysticercus itself, and in course of time it will disappear entirely.
These vessels proceed from a central spot, which marks the position of the so-called head-cone, or receptaculum capitis.
In addition to this they have lost the wings, and the receptaculum seminis, and their compound eyes have degenerated to a few facets.
The Lacteals originate in the walls of the alimentary canal, are very numerous in the small intestine, and, passing between the laminae of the mesentery, they terminate in the receptaculum chyli, or reservoir for the chyle.
The lymphatics, the function of which is to secrete and elaborate lymph, also terminate in the receptaculum chyli, or receptacle for the chyle.
Stevens the so-called oviduct acts only as a "sperm-duct" or receptaculum seminis.
Receptaculum (recepto) is a place to receive or keep things, also a place of refuge: illud tibi oppidum receptaculum praedae fuit, Verr.
In addition to this they have lost the wings, and the receptaculum seminis, and their compound eyes have degenerated to a few facets.
Thus prohibition of free action of the thoracic duct would produce congestion of receptaculum chyli, because of not being able to discharge its contents as fast as received.
Receptaculum chyli is the expanded portion of the thoracic duct just at its beginning.
The lacteals are the lymphatics which carry the chyme from the villi of the intestines and deposit it in the receptaculum chyli.
The thoracic duct begins as an irregular dilatation known as the receptaculum chyli, opposite the first and second lumbar vertebrae, which receives all the abdominal lymphatics as well as those of the lower intercostal spaces.
Having been acted upon by the mesenteric glands, and passed through them, the chyle flows onward until it is poured into a dilated reservoir for the chyle, known as the receptaculum chyli.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "receptaculum" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
