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Chapter 32
Circulatory system
•2 basic types•Open – heart pumps fluid through short, open-ended vessels that lead to spaces where thefluid bathes the body's cells•Closed – blood remains inside the vessels,arteries take blood away from the heart, branchinto arterioles, then into capillaries, venules uniteto form veins carrying blood back to the heart
–Diffusion between plasma and interstitial fluid occursin the capillaries for gas and nutrient exchange
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