Blood vessels are responsible for the transportation of blood, made up arteries and veins, they creates pathways for the oxygenated blood to travel to their destination and pathways for the used deoxygenated blood to travel back to the heart or lungs. Capillaries are designed to permit the transfer of gasses within the blood, such as the delivery of oxygen and the return of carbon dioxide. The molecules from the tissues use the oxygenated blood plasma for energy and return the molecules of wastes. Blood vessels form these pathways to reach every living cell within the human body for this gaseous exchange. The network formed by the blood vessels is tubular, extensive, and in many ways fragile to outside influences.
As the blood leaves the heart, they are filled with molecules of necessary oxygen, and traverse a passageway of progressively smaller tubular networks known as (in order) arteries, arterioles, and capillaries. The microscopic capillaries are responsible for the conjoining of arterial flow and venous flow. Capillaries create the environment for the actual gaseous exchange.
As blood returns to the heart for more oxygen it passes through a tubular network of progressively larger diameter known as (in order) venules and veins. Anastomosis is the convergence arteries. While there are several places throughout the body where this process of anastomosis occurs, this includes the necks of the humerus and femur. Anastomosis occurs in areas that require a constant supply of oxygenated blood.
Veins. Arteries take the blood away from the heart.
Veins take blood back to the heart.
veins bring blood to the heart
Veins
veins.
Veins
Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart; veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.
Arteries carry oxygen-poor blood from the heart; veins carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart.
An artery takes blood away from the heart
Arteries
arteries take blood away from the heart
The valve on the aorta (the vessel taking blood away from the heart) is called the "aortic valve".
The Aorta pumps blood from the heart to the body.
Pulmonary Vein
aorta
Aorta (the largest artery, carries blood out of the heart)
The pulmonary arteries carry blood from the heart to the lungs and pulmonary veins carry blood back to the heart.
The major arteries that take blood away from the heart are the aorta and pulmonary arteries.