LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 23, Problem 4MC
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Arteries transport blood away from the heart. The arteries in the systemic circulation transport oxygenated blood throughout the body tissue. On the contrary, the pulmonary arteries transport deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

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