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Movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide move through the blood vessel wall ____. A can only occur through clefts or fenstrations B occurs by diffusion C only occurs in arteries

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Chapter16: The Body's System

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Movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide move through the blood vessel wall ____.

	A	can only occur through clefts or fenstrations
	B	occurs by diffusion
	C	only occurs in arteries

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