EBK HUMAN ANATOMY
EBK HUMAN ANATOMY
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ISBN: 9780135241752
Author: Marieb
Publisher: PEARSON CO
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Chapter 20, Problem 9CYU
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The organs where the hepatic and hepatic portal veins drain out the blood,and the vessels where they get emptied.

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The deoxygenated blood returning from the wall of the abdominal regionreachesthe heart throughthe inferior vena cava. The superior vena cava has the task of carrying deoxygenated blood from the upper body parts and transports it to the right atrium of the heart for the purification. The oxygenated blood from the heart is transported back to the body parts through the arteries.

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