Home
Class 10
BIOLOGY
How is the circulatory system designed i...

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

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

There are no true blood vessels in leeches. The blood vessels are replaced by canals called haemocoelic canals. These canals are filled with haemocoelic fluid. There are four longitudinal canals. One is dorsal lying above the alimentary canal, another is ventral lying below the alimentary canal. The . remaining two are lateral lying on either side of the alimentary canal. These four canals are connected together at the posterior end. There is no heart, but the lateral channels serve as a heart by being contractile. They have values inside. The dorsal and ventral channels are non-contractile having no muscular walls.
Doubtnut Promotions Banner Mobile Dark
|

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • STRUCTURAL ORGANISATION OF ANIMALS

    PREMIERS PUBLISHERS|Exercise TEXTBOOK EVALUATION (Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS))|2 Videos
  • STRUCTURAL ORGANISATION OF ANIMALS

    PREMIERS PUBLISHERS|Exercise TEXTBOOK EVALUATION (Values based questions)|2 Videos
  • STRUCTURAL ORGANISATION OF ANIMALS

    PREMIERS PUBLISHERS|Exercise TEXTBOOK EVALUATION (Short Answer questions)|2 Videos
  • REPRODUCTION IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS

    PREMIERS PUBLISHERS|Exercise Other Important Questions & Answers (X. Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS))|3 Videos
  • TRANSPORTATION IN PLANTS

    PREMIERS PUBLISHERS|Exercise OTHER IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS( GIVE REASON ) :|5 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

(a) How is the circulatory system disegned in leech to comensate the heart structure? (b) What are the advantages of using biogas ?

Explain Circulatory system of leech.

Explain the circulatory system of frog.

Explain excretory system in leech.

The closed circulatory system occurs in:

Why circulatory system in cockroach is open type?

How is silvopasture system classified?

What is the role of circulatory system in enengy production ?

Explain the circulatory system of cockroach.

What type of circulatory system is found in amphibians?