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Cardiovascular System

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The cardiovascular system is a specialized circuit of continuous closed branching tubes — arteries, microvascular bed and veins — carrying blood pumped by the heart (H).

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Krstić, R.V. (1991). Cardiovascular System. In: Human Microscopic Anatomy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02676-2_4

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