"Arterial blood" Quotes from Famous Books
... the placental vessels not being observed to bleed after being torn from the uterus, while those of the uterus effuse a great quantity of florid arterial blood, the terminations of the placental vessels would seem to be inserted into the arterial ones of the mother; and to receive oxygenation from the passing currents of her blood through their coats or membranes; which oxygenation is proved ... — Zoonomia, Vol. I - Or, the Laws of Organic Life • Erasmus Darwin |