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BIOLOGY
Body Systems
Circulatory
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Artery
- carry
oxygenated
blood
away
from the heart
Capillaries
-
one-cell
thick vessels where
gas exchange
takes place
Vein
- carries
deoxygenated
blood back to
heart
aorta
-
largest
artery
vena cava
- largest veins (
anterior
and
posterior
)
Pulmonary
arteries - the only arteries that carry
deoxygenated
blood
Pulmonary veins
- the only veins that carry
oxygenated
blood