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which part of the circulatory system holds the largest amount of blood?
systemic veins
pulmonary arteries
pulmonary veins
systemic arteries
Veins are known as capacitance vessels and the systemic veins hold the largest volume of blood in the circulatory system. Pulmonary arteries carry de - oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs and have less blood volume compared to systemic veins. Pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart and also have less blood volume than systemic veins. Systemic arteries carry oxygen - rich blood away from the heart and do not hold as much blood as systemic veins.
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Systemic veins