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large arteries split into 2 smaller arteries and so on and so forth as they travel down the limbs and when it gets to the end it turns into capillaries which are like spider web like nets that move blood and connect to the veins. when you cut your skin and you bleed you cut a capillary bed.
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Does blood flow to your head why?
The head and brain have a huge blood supply due to the fact that there is a very large metabolic demand going on in your brain! - It needs a lot of oxygen, nutrients, sugar and blood!
Which structures connect the arteries and veins?
a large network of capilleries.
Artery a bone?
No, arteries are not bones. Arteries are large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood throughout the body.
What are large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart?
arteries
What are the Large arteries that carry blood to the lower extremities?
The the abdominal, iliac, and femoral arteries.
How do you call the special structures for absorption in the small intestine?
thin lining good blood supply very large surface area
Why bleeding from artery?
Your arteries circulate the blood from your heart around your entire body. As large amounts of blood may be carried by your arteries they are susceptible to trauma and punctures that can make them release large amounts of blood. A puncture in any arteries is a very serious condition and should be immediately mediated.
What period does the large volume of blood enter the arteries?
diastole
Where do coronary arteries branch from and what do they supply?
Coronary arteries branch from the aorta and supply the heart muscle.
Blood flow through the capillaries is steady despite the rhythmic pumping action of the heart because of?
Elasticity of the large arteries.
My Dr found during hysterectomy surgery and commented that I have enlarged uterine arteries what does this mean?
Gynecologists often tell women after exploratory surgery or hysterectomy that the blood supply to their uterus consisted of large veins and arteries. It is not a problem or concern, there is no reason to worry about it.
Which blood vessels have elastic fibers?
Arteries contain elastic fibres. These are particularly abundant in the large conducting arteries, such as the aorta.
