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An elastic tubular channel, such as:
* An artery * A vein * A capillary
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Is a vein a small blood vessel that delivers oxygen and other nutrients to cells?
No, a Capillary is a small blood vessel that delivers oxygen and other nutrients to cells.
What is the 2 names of the blood vessels that carry blood to your lungs?
The blood vessel that carries blood to the lungs is called the pulmonary trunk or pulmonary artery
What is the medical term meaning expansion of a blood vessel?
Dilation of a blood vessel is the term for physiologic widening of the vessel. Abnormal widening of the blood vessel through a weakening of the wall is known as aneurysm.Dilation of a blood vessel means widening of the vessel.
What is the function of the ventral blood vessel of a worm?
Blood vessel on the bottom of a worm Blood vessel on the bottom of a worm
What does a capillary connect to?
its a tiny blood vessel, so at one end would be the larger blood vessel and on the other end would be the portion of the body part it is supplying with oxygenated blood
Which blood vessel allows substances to travel between the blood and other cells in the body?
capillaries
What is the effector for blood vessel constriction?
Damage to the blood vessel.
Is the left atrium a blood vessel?
Yes it is a Blood Vessel
What blood vessel carry blood vessel?
The pulmonary artery, because it's the only vessel that oxygenates blood to the lungs.
Broken Blood Vessel in Foot?
A broken blood vessel on the foot, or any other part of the body is simply a bruise. Bruises are cause by blood vessels that have broken, causing blood to pool under the skin.
From what blood vessel does the blood that flows through the grafted blood vessel come?
Aorta
If you rupture a blood vessel can you die?
Yes. It depends on the blood vessel and where it is, but yes a rupture to a blood vessel can kill you. A blood vessel is more likely to "pop" or rupture if it has an aneurysm, which is a local weakness where the blood vessel has stretched from the pressure of the blood. This is more likely to result in death if it is in a large blood vessel or in a critical location, such as the aorta or a vessel in the brain.
