When blood is deoxygenated and flowing back to the heart through the veins, it is dark reddish-blue in color. Blood in the arteries that is oxygenated and flowing out to the body is bright red. Whereas arterial blood comes out in spurts, venous blood flows.
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The Romans did not use numerals to indicate fractions but instead used words to indicate parts of a whole.
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The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase is activated by N-acetylglutamate
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Versatility of the pyridoxal phosphate Schiff base (aldimine) in amino acid reactions
