The Circulatory & Respiratory Systems –Notes

join the circulatory system right before the subclavian veins meet up with the anterior vena cava. MESENTERIC ARTERIES: These arteries branch off from the dorsal aorta. They go to the intestines, where they branch into the capillaries that can be seen in the villi. They pick up the newly digested nutrients and carry them to the liver. ................
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