dorsal blood vessel

dorsal blood vessel
1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
The posterior heart and anterior aorta.
2. (ECHIURA)
A dorsal tubular blood vessel in the anterior part of the body cavity often associated with the foregut; functioning in the transport of blood anteriorly to the median vessel of the proboscis; sometimes called the heart.

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