The blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart are the:

a. veins
b. arteries
c. arterioles
d. capillaries


a. veins

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A. is one of the formed elements. B. transports waste products but not nutrients. C. accounts for less than half of the blood volume. D. is serum plus formed elements. E. is the liquid matrix of the blood.

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What increases air turbulence to extract dust and other debris from air traveling through the nasal cavity?

A) posterior nares B) septal cartilage C) vestibule D) nasal conchae and meatuses

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What term below describes the shaft of the long bone?

A. Endosteum B. Diaphysis C. Epiphyses D. Marrow

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