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There are arteries branching off your heart, one in your wrist, one near your trachea (in your neck), and one in your ankle.
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∙ 13y agoYou will find the largest arteries nearest to the heart.
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∙ 13y agoArteries are elastic vessels that transport blood away from the heart.
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∙ 8y agoAorta is the largest artery in human body.
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∙ 7y agoInside the human body. They contain blood and distribute it through the heart and to other organs within the human body.
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∙ 7y agoArteries and veins are located throughout the body so that they can distribute nutrients and oxygen to every cell, and take away the cell's waste products.
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∙ 14y agoin your body
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Smooth muscle fibers in arteries and veins are found in?
tunica media
What do arteries and veins drain?
Arteries drain (pump blood) into veins. Veins drain into your lungs and heart to be re-oxygenated. (This is not true for veins and arteries to and from your lungs.)
What two ways are veins structurally different from arteries?
blood travels away from the heart through arteries and blood travels to the heart through the veins
Is the middle layer thicker in veins or arteries?
arteries.
What are the arteries and veins called that service the kidneys of a frog?
Renal arteries and veins service an animal's kidneys.
Why are arteries found deep within the body and veins are found closer to the surface of the body?
arteries and veins are found throughout the body. arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry it to the heart
Is plasma fluid found in veins or arteries?
vein
Where in the body are veins and arteries?
Veins and arteries are found throughout the body. Veins transport "used" or de-oxygenated blood back to the heart whereas arteries deliver oxygenated blood throughout the body.
Where are the coronary arteries and veins found?
They are found on the wall of the heart itself
What is one of the smallest blood vessels which connect the arteries and the veins is a?
The capillaries are the smallest blood vessels and are usually found between arteries and veins.
What type of muscle is found in veins and arteries?
Smooth
What are the major arteries and veins found around a fetal pig heart?
the pulmonary artery, coronary arteries and veins, inferior vena cava, branch arteries, and superior vena cava
Name three blood vessels?
the three blood vessels are the Veins capillaries Arteries the arteries.
Smooth muscle fibers in arteries and veins are found in?
tunica media
Where is the capillary?
The capillaries connect arteries and veins. They are found throughout the body.
Where are the red blood cells found in humans?
Inside the veins and arteries
What do arteries and veins drain?
Arteries drain (pump blood) into veins. Veins drain into your lungs and heart to be re-oxygenated. (This is not true for veins and arteries to and from your lungs.)
