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You arterial-venous system transports oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body. The human body would quickly starve/suffocate without the arteries. Without an arterial-venous system or something similar, only the cells in a multi-celled organism with direct exposure to nutrients would survive. Mold, for example will grow in long multi cell strands with all individual cells exposed to nutrients.
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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
What happens in the arteries?
The blood runs through them
What is the affect of exercise on arteries veins and capillaries?
i dont effin know i dont effin know
Why don't you ever hear about varicose arteries?
Because arteries have vavlues to push them to the cells veins dont lol lol
What happens to your arteries when drinking alcohol?
is drinking a moderate amount of Jack Daniels bad if you have clogged carotid arteries
When dont veins carry deoxygented blood to the arteries?
When they Cary it to the left atrium
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Why does Atherosclerosis occur in arteries and not in veins?
Atherosclerosis occurs when LDL (Low Density Lipoproteins) get oxidized. Since the plasma in the arteries contains plenty of oxygen to oxidize the LDL's it occurs mostly in arteries. In the veins, there is little oxygen to be found, so it is much more likely to happen in the arteries for that reason.
When the heart beats what happens?
the heart pumps blood into your veins and arteries whenever your heart beats
What happens when the ventricle contracts?
Heart pumps out blood into major vessels(aorta,pulmonary arteries)
Do arteries contain co2?
oh, I think.............no. They dont. They only are oxegen poor. your airways and lungs only do.
How does the skin function to control increased temperature?
The skin dose not, but hairs raises, arteries shrink and you shiver in cold. But in hot the opposite happens hairs not raise, arteries expand and you sweat.< p>
