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Q. The lateral hearts in earthworm

AMUAMU 2010Structural Organisation in Animals

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A pair of large, thick and muscular vertical vessels, called hearts are present in each of the segments 7,9,12 and 13 in earthworm. Hearts of 7 th and 9 th segments are called lateral hearts that connect dorsal and ventral vessels only