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13-chambered tubular heart is found in
13-chambered tubular heart is found in
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The correct option is C Cockroach
The heart of the cockroach is elongated, thick, muscular, tubular and 13-chambered. It lies in the pericardial sinus of the hemocoel. Each chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the dorsal sinus through one pair of slit-like openings called ostia. The heart contracts in a posteroanterior direction and the blood also flows posteroanteriorly. The alary muscles are responsible for the circulation of blood. So the correct answer is 'Cockroach'.
The heart of the cockroach is elongated, thick, muscular, tubular and 13-chambered. It lies in the pericardial sinus of the hemocoel. Each chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the dorsal sinus through one pair of slit-like openings called ostia. The heart contracts in a posteroanterior direction and the blood also flows posteroanteriorly. The alary muscles are responsible for the circulation of blood.
So the correct answer is 'Cockroach'.
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