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- Arteries: Carry the blood AWAY from the heart.
- Capillaries: Allow for the Exchange of Chemicals & Water, like Oxygen in the lungs with Blood, and also between the Blood and Body's Tissues.
- Veins: Carry blood TOWARD the heart.
Blood Vessels (Arteries and Veins) can change their diameter by muscular Contraction & Dilation, thereby changing the pressure which in turn changes the blood flow to organs which are 'downstream.' The Dilation and Constriction of Blood Vessels is regulated/determined by the Autonomic Nervous System (an example of this is when you Stand - the Blood Vessels in your legs Constrict, increasing the pressure in those Blood Vessels, to keep the average blood flow/pressure consistent). Another Function of Blood Vessels' ability to Constrict and Dilate is also a means for the body to regulate its temperature.
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∙ 16y agochannel through which blood circulates (e.g. vein or artery)
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∙ 14y agothey take blood to the heart or take through you're body
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∙ 12y agoblood vessels are tubes in your body that carry blood.
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∙ 14y agoRed blood vessels usually distribute blood that contain oxygen from the lungs to the body.
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What in tobacco constricts blood vessels?
Nicotine is the blood vessels' constrictor. Not all blood vessels, of course, but mainly the peripheral blood vessels, including the brain capillary blood vessels.
What is the tissue layer common to all blood vessels?
Endothelium, which is the innermost layer of all blood vessels.
Which organ has blood vessels spleen and lymphatic tissue?
All organs have blood vessels as they all need a supply of blood to be viable
Why is blood pumped through blood vessels all over your why is blood pumped through through blood vessels all over your body?
so all ur blood can get nutrients and oxygen.
Is aids found in the main blood vessel?
Aids is present in the blood - the blood circulates through the blood vessels and therefore, yes, it is found in the main blood vessels (and all other blood vessels).
Do all blood vessels carry blood?
Of course they do.
What blood vessels stretch because of blood pressure?
there is not a certain kind of vessel; all the vessels stretch.
What is the relationship between heart and blood vessels?
The heart pushes blood through all the blood vessels in the body.
What do the blood vessels do?
to carry blood all parts of the body
Function of blood vessel?
a blood vessels transport blood to all parts of the body
Do your blood vessels grow as you grow?
As you grow, your blood vessels do as well. This is why only an adult human body's blood vessels, when all connected, can reach halfway to the moon, whereas a child's would not. These blood vessels also stretch when you grow or flex.
What set of blood vessels carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs and back to the heart?
Systemic blood vessels. The ones that carry blood only to the lungs are called pulmonary vessels
