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yes. blood fluke, guinea worm, and malaria are some examples.
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Yes, it is possible to have parasites in the bloodstream. Certain parasites, such as Plasmodium (causative agent of malaria), trypanosomes (causative agent of sleeping sickness), and filarial worms can infect the blood and circulate within the bloodstream. These parasites can be transmitted to humans through the bite of infected insects or through contaminated blood transfusions.
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What the four major parts of the circulatory system?
blood, blood vessels, cappilaries, and the heart
Do renal veins carry waste free blood?
yes renal veins exit the kidneys carrying clean blood!!
Where is most of the volume of blood located in the circulatory system?
The veins. At rest, about 65% of the body's circulating blood is located in the veins.
Are the veins the strongest and thickest of the blood vessels?
The veins are neither strong nor thick of the blood vessels. On the contrary the veins are thin and thin walled. The arteries are strong and thick. They have to bear the pressure of the blood that comes from the heart.
How does intestinal parasites harm your body?
Most intestinal parasites suck blood, thus causing anemia.
What type of blood vessel carries the blood to the heart?
Veins
What happens when blood pools in the veins?
Varicose veins form when blood pools in the veins.
What return blood to the heart?
Veins return blood to the heart.The pulmonary veins.
Why is it not possible for blood in the veins to move backward away from the heart?
because valves prevent this action
Why is it possible for the blood in the veins to move backward away from the heart?
because valves prevent this action
What connects blood vessel and the veins?
veins are blood vessels
Why blood is donated from veins?
because you blood is inside your veins.
Blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart?
blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart are called veins.
If blood pressure is low in veins how does blood getpumped through the veins back to the heart?
Veins have valves in them which help transport the blood.
Is blood flow faster in veins?
Blood flow is faster in arteries than in veins. Blood flow in veins is lower pressure.
Which characteristics describes the blood carried by the pulmonary veins?
The pulmonary veins are the only veins in the body that carry oxygenated blood. Like all veins the blood in the pulmonary veins travel toward the heart.
What is the function of the veins in the blood?
The veins return the deoxygenated blood to the heart.
