Biology
Biology
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ISBN: 9780321794260
Author: Audesirk, Teresa/ Audesirk
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Chapter 32, Problem 1FIB
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In open circulatory system, the blood is not held in blood vessels, rather it circulates through the body cavity, and the cells and tissue are bathed in blood. In the closed circulatory system, blood is present in blood vessels and never gets out in the body cavity.

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Animals with open circulatory systems utilize a fluid called hemolymph that serves the function of both blood and interstitial fluids. This fluid is passed among chambers in the body that are collectively called the hemocoel.

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Insects, mollusks, and other arthropods contain open circulatory system in which blood circulates through the body cavity, and bathes organ directly in it. In open circulatory system, interstitial fluid and blood are not separated, and collectively they form hemolymph which is present in the cavity termed as hemocoel.

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In open circulatory system, hemolymph is present in the body cavity termed as hemocoel.

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