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the hepatic portal vein carries blood
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towards the liver
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the largest organ of the mammalian body excluding the skin
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the liver
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which cardiac chamber recieves blood from the systemetic veins
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right atrium
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the hepatic portal system carries
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blood from the intestines to the liver capillaries
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the coronary arteries are branches of the
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aorta
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the valve that separates the left atrium and the left ventricle in the heart is
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mitral valve
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which vessel normally carries blood with a high level of carbon dioxide
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vena cava
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the term used to describe the effect which stops the lungs overinflating
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the hering-bruer effect
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the golden brown pigment found in cells which are connected with haemoglobin breakdown is called
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haemosiderin
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where is the diaphragm located
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between the thorax and the abdomen
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the muscle that flexes the stifle and extends the hock is the
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gastrocnemius
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which muscle inserts on the olecranon
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triceps brachii
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which part of the myocardium is the thickest
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left ventricle
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heart muscle contraction is known as
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systole
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the outward appearance of an animal is its
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phenotype
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