What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
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Chapter 21, Problem 6SA
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Why blood is more likely to spurt out from a cut to an artery than from a cut to a vein.

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Blood flows through the arteries to capillaries at different parts of the body, and then through the veins back to the heart.

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Veins do this: A) Exchange oxygen with the bloodB) Carry blood way from the heartC) Carry blood to the heart
Arteries do this: A) Exchange oxygen with the bloodB) Carry blood to the heartC) Carry blood away from the heart
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