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Circulatory system

Circulatory system of honey bee

Circulatory system of honey bee. After Snodgrass (1956, fig. 78) [1], Dade (fig. 20) [2], Krenn (1995, fig. 10d) [3].
The main part of the system is heart. It pumps haemolymph from the abdomen to the head.
Ao - aorta
dDph - dorsal diaphragm
hv - head vesicle
Ht - heart
i - convulated part of aorta
Os - ostia
pd - pulsatile diaphragm
vDph - ventral diaphragm

Other references: [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

References

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