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What are the major arteries and veins in our body?

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a lot, probably. here are some:

the superior vena cava (a large vein to collect oxygen poor blood from chest and above)
the inferior vena cava (a large vein to collect oxygen poor blood from all parts of body below the chest)
the coronary arteries (the left and the right)
the renal arteries
the hepatic artery
the hepatic portal vein
the pulmonary artery
the pulmonary vein

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