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i think it's your aorta.
no... it's 11 letter's long... it can't be that.
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What is Name of the largest artery in the body?
The aorta.It originates from the left ventricle of the heart and extends down to the abdomen, where it branches off into two smaller arteries (the common iliacs).
First artery that branches off the ascending aorta and serves the heart?
Right and left coronary arteries.
What is the passageway of blood from the heart to the lungs?
You have pulmonary aorta that arises from the right ventricle. It splits into right and left branches. The branches most probably continue to divide with the bronchi. Ultimately you have the network of the capillaries to cover the alveoli.
What are the mechanisms involved in keeping the heart nourished with blood since a majority of the blood flows away from the heart?
Two coronary arteries branch off of the ascending aorta immediately upon exiting the heart. These two arteries (and their branches) are what nourish the cardiac muscle itself.
What branches go off from the aorta?
The left and right coronary arteries.
What blood vessel receives blood after heart is pumped?
The aorta. This is the primary artery in your body that branches off into the many small arteries that supply nutrients to your whole body.
What are the pathways throughwhich blood flows?
Mainly arteries and veins. The smaller pathways are veinules, capillaries, etc. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and to the organs. Veins carry blood back to the heart from the organs, after the blood has dropped off its oxygen to the organs.
How does blood travel thorough your body?
Blood is pumped from the heart to the rest of the body by way of arteries which get smaller and smaller until they reach capillary beds. Then off the capillary bed small veins become larger and larger veins and finally lead to the heart. From there the blood is pumped to the lungs by arteries and back to the heart by veins where it all starts over again.
What large artery do these arteries branch form?
Yes, larger arteries branch off into smaller arteries known as arterioles.
What is the main blood vessel that goes to the brain?
Carotid arteries supply blood to brain . Blood is supplied to the entire brain by 2 pairs of arteries: the internal carotid arteries and vertebral arteries. The right and left vertebral arteries come together at the base of the brain to form a single basilar artery. The basilar artery joins the blood supply of the internal carotid arteries in a ring at the base of the brain. This ring of arteries is called the circle of Willis. The circle of Willis provides a safety mechanism...if one of the arteries gets blocked, the "circle" will still provide the brain with blood.
What structure supplies oxygenated blood to the heart muscle?
Coronary arteries. The orifice of the coronary arteries are located on proximal part of the ascending aorta, and there are two orifices branching into the left and right coronary arteries.The marginal, anterior and ventricular arteries provide the cardiac muscle with oxygenated blood.The coronary arteries are the major vessels bringing blood to the heart muscle. The are the left and right coronary arteries, the left having a common trunk followed by the circumflex and anterior descending branches. Each of these give off side branches which bring blood and hence oxygen to the heart muscle. Coronary arteries fill during diastole.There is a right coronary artery and the left coronary artery. In total there are four coronary arteries.
How do the arteries aid the heart in pumping blood?
The arteries are the blood vessels which take oxygenated blood from the heart and to the rest of the body. The main artery is the aorta which then branches off into smaller arteries, then these eventually break off into even smaller vessels called arterioles which contol the amount of blood supplied to individual tissues. From arterioles branch capillaries which arethe site of exchange between the blood and the cells. Once the body tissues have used all the oxygen and nutrients in the blood, it is returned to the heart by the veins. The aorta aids in pumping because it is highly elasticated and so acts like a capacitor. It takes all the blood form the ventricle as a burst which stretched its walls out. The walls then squeeze back down pushing the blood along more continuously.
