ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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The function of the dural venous sinuses.

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Veins are thin walled blood vessels that bring blood into the heart from the whole body. The blood that they carry is deoxygenated blood which goes to the heart for purification. The two main types of the veins are: superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.

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