Blood moves forward through veins because of all of the following, except
A) the pressure in the veins is lower than in the arteries.
B) valves in the veins preventing the backward flow of blood.
C) muscular compression.
D) the respiratory pump.
E) pumping by the smooth muscle in the wall of the vein.
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