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blood vessels


Blood vessels are tubes that carry blood from the heart and lungs to every cell in the body, and back to the heart and lungs. These flexible vessels can change in diameter in response to the blood flow needs of the body by becoming larger or smaller. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood from the heart. Veins are blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.


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