Open AccessNeural and Neurosecretory Control of the Decapod Crustacean Auxiliary Heart
Author(s) -
Antoinette Steinacker
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
american zoologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2162-4445
pISSN - 0003-1569
DOI - 10.1093/icb/19.1.67
Subject(s) - crustacean , dorsum , anatomy , heart rate , biology , blood pressure , reflex , medicine , zoology , endocrinology , neuroscience
An auxiliary heart is found in many decapod crustaceans at the anterior end of the dorsal median artery. A brief description of the anatomy is given here, followed by an exploration of the reflex and neurosecretory control. The relationship between the activity of the main heart and auxiliary heart and the integration of the auxiliary heart with other blood pressure regulating systems of the body are discussed.
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