dorsal vessel [FBbt_00058291]

A contractile tube located underneath the dorsal epidermis. It ensures the hemolymph circulates within the hemocoel, by letting the hemolymph enter the tube through lateral slits (ostia) in the posterior end and pumping it back into the hemocoel (Rotstein and Paululat, 2016).

dorsal vessel

ID: FBbt_00058291

Anatomy

A contractile tube located underneath the dorsal epidermis. It ensures the hemolymph circulates within the hemocoel, by letting the hemolymph enter the tube through lateral slits (ostia) in the posterior end and pumping it back into the hemocoel (Rotstein and Paululat, 2016).

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## Classification

Relationships

Neurons with some part in dorsal vessel (13 total)

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adult Drosulfakinin neuron of pars intercerebralis Adult, Nervous_system, Peptidergic
larval Dh44 neuron of pars intercerebralis Larva, Nervous_system, Peptidergic
larval ipc-1 neuron Larva, Nervous_system, Peptidergic, primary_neuron
larval subesophageal Capability neuron Larva, Peptidergic, lineage_5_NB5-3, primary_neuron
serotonergic corpus cardiacum innervating neuron CC/A Larva, Nervous_system, Peptidergic, Serotonergic

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Parts of dorsal vessel (72 total)

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Subclasses of dorsal vessel (2 total)

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adult dorsal vessel Adult, Anatomy
embryonic/larval dorsal vessel Anatomy, Larva

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