Blood flowing out of a capillary bed first enters structures called

A) arterial anastomoses.
B) venous valves.
C) arteriovenous anastomoses.
D) precapillary sphincters.
E) venules.


E) venules.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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