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Deep veins
Veins carry blood from the extremities to the heart and lungs, where the blood is oxygenated. As the blood returns to the heart from the lungs, the arteries carry the oxygen-rich blood out to the extremities.
Update Date: 2/20/2002 Updated by: A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team
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