In the peripheral vascular system, what carries deoxygenated blood back to the right side of the heart?
a. arteries c. veins
b. capillaries d. venules
C
Veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the right side of the heart.
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a. immature mechanisms of sweating and shivering. b. large body surfaces in relation to body mass. c. environmental temperature. d. all of the above.