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What large vessels drain the unoxygenated blood from most part of the body into the right atrium?
the liver
What is the act of vasodilation?
The act of vasodilation is the widening of blood vessels when the walls of blood vessels relax. The purpose is to increase blood flow to areas of the body that are in need of oxygen.
What do blood vessels in the body do?
blood vessels are the passageway of blood throughout the body
Which blood vessel is small in body?
The smallest blood vessels in the body are capillaries, whose lumens can be as small as one blood cell thick in some areas.
What are the nowrowest blood vessels in the body?
The narrowest blood vessels in the body are capillaries.
What are blood vessels woven into a body?
Blood vessels are not woven into the body, they are part of it.
Name the major blood vessels that return blood to the heart What area of the body does each drain?
I believe it's the right and left brachiocephalic veins
What vessels drain blood from capillaries?
Arteries feed into capillaries, the capillaries give oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body and take toxins and CO2 from every cell in the body, from there the blood in the capillaries go into your veins (the blue blood vessels) which go to your heart.
Where does the lymphatic system drain?
Lymph is interstitial fluid that drains from the blood vessels and goes into the interstital space. Lymph retruns to the blood stream via the lymphatic vessels that drain into the subclavian vein.
Do all areas of the body have collateral circulation?
Collateral circulation is the formation of new blood vessels to circulate blood. Not all areas of the body have collateral circulation since it is formed by normally closed arteries.
Where are blood vessels found?
Blood vessels are found throughout the body.
What are the vessels to the body?
The blood vessels in the body are the arteries, veins, and capillaries.
