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The median dorsal vessel on a worm carries the blood to the anterior end of the worm, while the median ventral vessel carries the blood to the posterior end of the worm.

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What is the definition of median ventral vessel?

Breaking it down, Median would mean in the middle, ventral has something to do with the abdomen (compare ventral and dorsal, dorsal means back), and vessel would be a duct or canal. So, it would be the canal in the middle of the abdomen.


What is the dorsal of a worm?

The dorsal side of a worm refers to the back or upper side of its body, opposite to the ventral side which is the belly or lower side. This orientation is typical of many invertebrates, including worms, where the dorsal side is often more pigmented or prominently marked compared to the ventral side.


Where do you find setae on a worm?

You find the setea on the outside of the worm. It is the tiny bristles on the outside of the worm.


What are the parts of a worm?

The worm is first both male and female the worm is in kingdom Animalia. The worm if you look at on and turn it over on its ventral side (bottom) you will see not to far away from the anterior side which is closet to the mouth the clitellum, it looks little lighter than the rest of the worm and it is not very long. the clitellum is a barrel shaped swelling that starts at the thirty second segment on the worm. this structures aids in the reproduction. Also it can tell us what side is the head and the tail. Talking about the head and the tail there are two different names for the head and the tail end of the worm, the head is called the anterior end and the tail is the posterior end of the tail. Now the first part of the worm is the mouth, the mouth sucks in dirt and then goes to the pharynx ,then through esophagus then trough the crop and then the gizzard and then the intestine then through the rest of the body. worms have two blood vessels dorsal and ventral blood vessel. the dorsal is top and ventral is bottom of the worm. The aortic arches help regulate the blood flow to the dorsal and ventral blood vessels. The nervous system, the worm has a ventral nerve chord running on the ventral side of its body. Telling it what type of surface its on. The worm can tell hot from cold that's why the stay in the dirt to keep cool, that's why is you ever saw a worm dried out on the side walk its because it needs the cool dirt to keep it cool. those are alot of the parts of the worn hope you learned alot from this.


How can you tell the difference between the dorsal and ventral sides of a squid?

the dorsal is along the back and is darker from the main blood stream, where as the ventral is along the front and is very light from the less blood in the certain vessel....so yeah

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What does the dorsal blood vessel do in an earth worm?

the main blood vessel in the body


Where is the dorsal blood vessel located?

The dorsal blood vessel is located on top of the intestinal track in a worm.


What is the definition of median ventral vessel?

Breaking it down, Median would mean in the middle, ventral has something to do with the abdomen (compare ventral and dorsal, dorsal means back), and vessel would be a duct or canal. So, it would be the canal in the middle of the abdomen.


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.


What is the difference between the dorsal and ventral sides of the worm How can you tell which side is which?

You can tell cause dirt comes out the dorsal side. the dorsal side is darker because its the worms main blood vessel like our aorta


Dorsal blood vessel?

Blood moves through the ventral blood vessel to the posterior of the body and through the dorsal vessel to the anterior of the body. The dorsal blood vessel contracts to push the blood back and then forward to the ventral vessel where a series of aortic arches act as hearts to move blood forward to the anterior end and through the capillaries.


What is the function of the dorsal blood vessel of a worm?

i think it carries blood or oxygen to the brain


Can the dorsal blood vessel be seen from the worm's exterior?

Yes because some parts of the exterior of the worms' skin are able to be seen with a naked eye!


What is the function of the ventral blood vessel of a worm?

Blood vessel on the bottom of a worm Blood vessel on the bottom of a worm


Is the dorsal blood vessel or ventral blood vessel larger in earthworms?

I think its dorsal. REALLY sure.


What is the dark line on the dorsal side of the eartworm called?

The dark line on the dorsal side of an earthworm is called the dorsal blood vessel or the dorsal blood vessel line. It is part of the earthworm's circulatory system and helps transport blood throughout its body.


What structure in the earthworm has a similer function as the human heart?

In earthworms, the structure that functions similarly to the human heart is the dorsal blood vessel. This vessel acts as a pump, circulating blood throughout the worm's body. Unlike the human heart, which is a muscular organ, the dorsal blood vessel contracts rhythmically to propel the blood, helping to transport nutrients and oxygen to various tissues.