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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.
Where is most of the volume of blood located in the circulatory system?
Most of the volume of blood in the circulatory system is located in the veins and venules. These blood vessels act as reservoirs, holding the majority of the body's blood volume and allowing for regulation of blood pressure and distribution of blood to tissues.
What a network of tubes that carry blood through the body?
Blood vessels transport blood throughout the body. There are different types of blood vessels - the main ones being arteries, veins and capillaries. Arteries carry blood away from the heart, veins carry blood towards the heart and capillaries are where gas exchange occurs.
What is the name of the organ that receives blood from the veins and sends it into the arteries?
The heart is the organ that receives blood from the veins and pumps it into the arteries.
Direction of blood flow in arties and veins?
Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's tissues, while veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart. This key difference in oxygenation levels within the blood is what distinguishes arteries from veins.
What type of blood vessel carries the blood to the heart?
Veins
What return blood to the heart?
Veins return blood to the heart.The pulmonary veins.
What happens when blood pools in the veins?
Varicose veins form when blood pools in the 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
Why blood is donated from veins?
because you blood is inside your veins.
What connects blood vessel and the veins?
veins are blood vessels
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.
What do veins direct blood to?
Veins carry deoxygenated blood to the heart
Where is blood in veins sent and why?
Blood in veins is sent to the heart to get oxygen.
