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Is the dorsal blood vessel different from the ventral blood vessel in an earthworm?
yes.
The function of the earthworms blood vessels?
The earthorm has a closed circulatory system with five main blood vessels:Dorsal (above the digestive tract) - it moves blood forwardThe remaining four all move the blood to the rear of the earthworm: Ventral (beneath the digestive tract)Subneural Vessel (below the nerve cord)Right & Left Lateroneural vessels (either side of nerve cord)
How many main blood vessels does the earthworm have?
2 major blood vessels
What structures control blood pressure in an earthworm?
In earthworms, blood pressure is primarily controlled by a series of muscular vessels, particularly the dorsal and ventral blood vessels. These vessels act as a circulatory system, with the heart-like structures called aortic arches that help pump blood and maintain pressure. The contraction of these vessels regulates blood flow and pressure throughout the worm's body, ensuring efficient circulation of nutrients and waste removal. Additionally, the earthworm's ability to adjust the diameter of its blood vessels also plays a key role in blood pressure regulation.
What is different about the ventral side of an earthworm?
The dorsal side of an earthworm is darker than the ventral side because of the dorsal blood vessal that runs along the top of the digestive track and just under the skin. There is a ventral blood vessal, but it doesn't lie against the skin, but instead in between the ventral nerve cord and the digestive track.
Does the earthworms ventral nerve cord traverse the entire length of the body?
No, they only have a ventral blood vessel.
Why do earth worms have a circulatory system?
An earthworm has a circulatory system consisting of four or more ventral blood vessels and one dorsal blood vessel that is also its heart. Most of the pumping of blood is performed by general muscular movements.
What is function of aortic arches of earthworms?
The function of an earthworm's aortic arches are to pump blood to the ventral blood vessel and into the body.
What is a aortic arches in a earth worm?
muscular vessels that connect the dorsal and ventral blood vessels.
What does the ventral nerve cord do in a earthworm?
there is not a ventral nerve cord
What pumps blood along with digested food?
The blood vessels on the intestinal wall pumps blood along with digested food. They are pumped into the ventral and dorsal blood vessels.
What is the pathway of the blood through the parts of the earthworm's ciruclatory system?
Earthworms intake oxygen through their skin into the blood of their dorsal vessel. The dorsal vessel carries the oxygenated blood towards the aortic arches in the front of the worm. The aortic arches serve as the worm's heart, pumping blood through the ventral vessel toward the rear of the worm. Smaller vessels carry the blood from the ventral vein to the tissues and back to the dorsal vein.
