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Do cockroaches have hearts?


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Hearts in cockroaches:

  1. Yes, cockroach hearts are multi-chambered.
  2. Cockroaches have a 13-chambered tubular heart.
  3. Each chamber is filled with oxygenated blood through a slit-like opening called ostia.
  4. There are two chambers that open into the aorta and then into the sinuses of the head.


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