Blood leaves the heart via arteries, which reduce in size to become arterioles, which then end in a web of capillaries where the exchange of gases and nutrients occurs.

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  Human body systems: Overview, anatomy, functions | Kenhub

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Referenced by nodes (4)

• blood concept
• heart concept
• capillaries concept
• arteries concept