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Record 1 1980-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
  • Blood
CONT

This network, located within a pool of venous blood in a cavity known as the cavernous sinus, acts as heat exchanger: the warmer arterial blood loses heat to the cooler venous blood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
  • Sang
CONT

Ce réseau, qui sert d'échangeur de chaleur, baigne dans le sang veineux, au sein d'une cavité appelée sinus caverneux; le sang artériel, plus chaud, perd de sa chaleur au profit du sang veineux, plus froid.

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