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Actually most blood is in the Veins. Approximately 60% of the total blood volume is present in the systemic veins at any given moment. Also, at any given moment, only ~5% of the total circulating blood is flowing through the capillaries.

Source: The Vander's Human Physiology textbook, and I just had a test on the circulatory system, so it's sort of fresh in my head right now lol.

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