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On William Harvey's experiment of blocking blood vessels, blood accumulated on the heart side of________.

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arteries.

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veins.

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venacava.

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lungs.

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Solution

The correct option is A arteries.
William Harvey also conducted experiments on other living organisms by tying off and blocking different veins.He observed that veins always bulge on the side of the block away from the heart.He observed that the blood was trying to flow towards the heart and to accumulate just below the block.

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