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Arteries and the Purpose of the Spleen

September 22nd, 2007 at 4:16 pm » Comments (0)

Intercostal Arteries.–the intercostal arteries and veins are beautifully illustrated in the chart.  The veins return the blood to the heart.  The large ascending and descending venae cavae are seen in this illustration.
Meaning of artery.–from the fact that death arteries are empty, the ancients believed in to contain air, whence their name, derived from aer, air, [...]