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Blood vesells that carry blood to the heart?

The blood vessels that carry blood to the heart are called veins. There are two other kinds of blood vessels. Capillaries allow body tissues to exchange water and chemicals with blood, and arteries carry blood away from the heart and back out to the body.


Why do blood cells have to move through the capillaries in single line?

The blood cells must move through the capillaries in a single file line because the diameter of the capillary is only slightly larger than the diameter of the blood cells - there isn't room for two blood cells to go through side by side.


Is blood single celled?

Your blood is not single-celled, is is muti-celled because all of the red blood cells in your blood.


Where does blood and fluid exchange occur?

The blood enters the capillaries in single file ( capillaries have very small diameter so blood flow through them as in single line) there by diffusion the food passes towards the cell and waste from the blood enter the blood stream


Are blood types inherited through genes?

Yes, blood types are inherited through genetics of your parents and ancestors.


What is the significance of red blood cells shown moving single file through the afferent and efferent arteriole and the glomerulus?

It shows how small the blood vessels are


Term for the blood pumped in a single contraction?

Cardiac volume is the blood pumped in a single contraction


What pathway does blood travel through blood vessels?

the blood travel through blood vessels is the Artrium or atria. :-)


What cause the blood to flow through the blood vessels?

The heart is a pump and move blood through the blood vessels.


Red blood passes through the smallest what in single file?

The tiniest tubes that carry blood are the capillaries. These connect arteries and veins.


Vessels tat are so small that blood vells must pass single file?

Microvessels, such as capillaries, are so small that blood cells must pass through them in single file. This allows for efficient exchange of oxygen and nutrients between blood and tissues. The small size of these vessels also facilitates the removal of waste products from tissues.


What does blood need to make red blood cells?

Blood is the only fluid connective tissue in our body. It passes through every single blood capillary, tissue, and organ in our body. Hemoglobin in our red blood cells carry oxygen which is essential to the function of all the organ systems in our body.