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166.HOW DO ARTERIES DIFFER FROM VEINS?

There is no transportation system in any city that can compare in efficiency with the circulatory system of the body.

If you will imagine two systems of pipes, one large and one small, both meeting at a central pumping station, you’ll have an idea of the circulatory system. The smaller system of pipes goes from the heart to the lungs and back. The larger one goes from the heart to the various other parts of the body.