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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

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