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Arteries are thick-walled blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. They usually carry oxygen-rich blood, except for the pulmonary artery.
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Can you describe the three kinds of blood vessels?
Arteries, veins, capillaries.
Which characteristics describe he blood carried by the pulmonary arteries?
deoxygenated blo od
What is an example of something surgically grafted into a body and what is the term to describe this?
veins and arteries, for one.
Describe the position of accessible veins for venous access in relation to arteries nerves and other anatomical structures?
describ the position of venous blood vessels in relation to arteries, nerves and other structures
How do you describe chicken heart?
smaller than a human heart and bloody and liquidityyou can see the veins and arteries and of course the aorta.
The arteries that are also called distributing arteries are called?
muscular arteries
Which arteries are frequently occluded in the diabetic patient?
retinal arteries, arteries in the legs.
Do arteries reproduce or does the human body make new arteries?
Arteries do neither
What are the vessels that take blood away from the heart?
The arteries
Heavy walled vessels which bring blood away from the heart?
I have two questions that are almost the same and i dont know with one to answer with arteries. the arteries the arteries the arteries
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are?
Arteries.
How does arteries function?
The arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body. The walls of arteries are muscular allowing the arteries to constrict or dilate. The more constricted the arteries are, the higher the blood pressure.
