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His most important discovery was that arteries carry blood although he did not discover circulation.

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What passes through the arteries?

oxygenated blood


Do muscular arteries branch into arterioles?

Yes blood passes through Elastic Arteries, Muscular Arteries, and then Arterioles.


What are the different types of blood tubes through wich the blood passes?

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How does blood get from the arterie to the vein?

Arteries are connected to veins through capillary beds in the body tissues.


How blood passes to all parts of the body?

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Where does the blood go after it enters the heart?

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Which organ system contain your arteries?

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What does the blood travel through?

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Red blood passes through the smallest what in single file?

The tiniest tubes that carry blood are the capillaries. These connect arteries and veins.


What passes through the thin walls of the capillaries?

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What did William havey discover?

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What organ passes oxygen from lungs to blood vessels?

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