Human Anatomy
Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9780135168059
Author: Marieb, Elaine Nicpon, Brady, Patricia, Mallatt, Jon
Publisher: Pearson Education, Inc.,
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The organs where the hepatic and hepatic portal veins drain out the blood,and the vessels where they get emptied.

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The deoxygenated blood returning from the wall of the abdominal regionreachesthe heart throughthe inferior vena cava. The superior vena cava has the task of carrying deoxygenated blood from the upper body parts and transports it to the right atrium of the heart for the purification. The oxygenated blood from the heart is transported back to the body parts through the arteries.

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