What is meant by branchial heart?

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Posted on 2022-02-11 03:35:01

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The cephalopod heart is an attached pump that supplements the function of the whole body of the cephalopod. They are myogenic in nature. each gill heart consists of a single chamber. They pump blood through the gills through the afferent gill veins.

Why is the shark's heart called the gill heart?

Vena cava The heart derives from the "vena cava" vein, receives deoxygenated blood, and pumps it into the gills.

What is the difference between a branched heart and a whole body heart?

The gill heart sends blood to the gills where oxygen is taken up. Blood then flows to the heart throughout the body, where it is pumped to the rest of the body. The systemic heart consists of three ventricles, the lower ventricle and the two upper auricles.

Which is the branched heart or the venous heart?

The fish heart is called the venous or gill heart.

Why do cephalopods have a gill heart in addition to a whole body heart?

Cephalopods have many hearts. To be exact, there are three hearts. The hearts of the two gills push oxygen-depleted blood into the gills while the whole-body heart pumps oxygenated blood throughout the body.

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