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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More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
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Cucumber slices relieve headaches by tightening blood vessels, reducing blood flow to the area, and relieving pressure.
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If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.
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Many of the drugs used by neuroscientists are derived from toxic plants and venomous animals (such as snakes, spiders, snails, and puffer fish).
