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A valve fills when the blood flows back, so it cannot flow back too far (into the heart).

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Do capilliaries have valves?

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Name blood vessels that contain valves?

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Do both arterial and venous vessels have valves?

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Valves to help the direction of blood flow are found in which blood vessels?

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Are the only blood cells that function entirely in blood vessels?

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One-way valves are found in which blood vessels?

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What do the valves in arteries do?

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What vessels transport blood toward the the heart and have valves?

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What type of blood vessels have values?

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