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The anastomoses in the heart are very small.

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The “Voyage of Discovery” analogy and stick drawings mentioned earlier remain valid techniques for the study of systemic veins, but veins present a more difficult challenge because there are numerous anastomoses and multiple branches.

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There is considerable, but not total, intermingling of the systemic and pulmonary blood at anastomoses in the smaller branches of the lungs.

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You will also find examples of anastomoses where two blood vessels that previously branched reconnect.

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They are only produced at a somewhat advanced stage of the development of the palet, are united to one another and to the central part by strong veins, which form transversal anastomoses at their insertion.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de