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An Open circulatory system is one in which the flow of blood/hemolymph is from the heart to the peripheral organs then to the body cavity. There is no system of veins to carry the blood back to the heart. This is the arrangement in mollusca.

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just go to wikipedia and type: Open Circulatory system

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in open circulatory system the blood from heart is pumped to blood vessels which open themselves into empty spaces called sinuses.these empty spaces have direct contact with body tissues. After exchange of materials between blood and tissues the heart is pumped back to the heart for circulation again.

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