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How is the circulatory system designed in leech to compensate the heart structure?

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The circulation in Leech is Haemocoelic system. There are no true blood vessels. The blood vessels are replaced by channels called Haemocoelic channels or canals, filled with blood like fluid. The coelomic fluid contains Haemoglobin.
There are four longitudinal channels. One channel lies above (dorsal) to the Alimentary canal be helow (ventral) to the Alimentary canal. The other two channels lie on either (lateral) side of the Alimentary canal, which serves as a heart and have inner valves. All the four channels are connected together posteriorly in the `26^(th)` segment. Thus the circulatory system is designed in Leech to compensate the heart structure.
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