Is a capillary an artery

Anonymous

∙ 10y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

No, capillaries are not arteries. Capillaries very tiny vessels where food, waste, and gasses are transferred between the cells and blood. Arteries are large to moderate sized vessels that deliver blood from the heart to the capillaries.

Wiki User

∙ 10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Which is thicker an artery or a capillary?

a capillary

What is wider artery a vein or capillary?

artery

What is an aorta a artery vein or capillary?

The aorta is the largest artery.

How do portal vein differ for portal artery is function?

There is no portal artery. A portal vein connects one capillary bed to a second capillary bed. (in series)

What tiny vessel connects an artery to a vien?

a capillary

Tiny blood vessels joining artery with vein?

the smallest blood vessel is the capillary, then the vein, and the artery. (vein and artery depends though because when they diffuse they get smaller and close to the same size) but the smallest will always be the capillary.

What are the tree kinds of blood vessels?

Artery, Vein and Capillary

Who discover artery capillary and vein?

Myrae Ging Bonner

What structure within a capillary bed shunts blood from arteriole to venule?

Artery -> Arteriole -> Capillary -> Venule -> Vein

Is a bruise more likely to result as the damage of a artery or vein or capillary?

What are the parts of the blood vessels?

The answer is an artery(arteries), a vein(veins), and a capillary(capillaries)

How does blood flow from the heart through the blood vessels?

artery- vein- capillary