What is the function of the one-way valves in veins?
A. Ensuring the flow of blood can only go back to the heart
B. Creating a difference in pressure between the veins in the chest and abdominal cavities
C. Assisting in the distribution of blood to different organs
D. Regulating blood clotting
Select your answer:
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Carcinomas
A. grow in skin and tissues that line the organs of the bone
B. grow in the bone and muscle tissue
C. spread of cancer cells beyond their original stae
D. a genetic disease caused by a mutation in the genes that control cell division