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What is the difference between the blood in most veins and in most arteries?
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∙ 12y ago
The primary differences between venous blood and arterial blood are that arterial blood is oxygenated, under great pressure, and is moving from the heart, and that venous blood is deoxygenated, under low pressure, and is moving towards the heart.
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What is the difference between the blood in the arteries and the blood in the veins?
Veins do not pulsate Arteries pulsate Veins can easily collapse Arteries do not collapse (except in shock) Veins contain valves Blood pressure is low in the veins and higher in the arteries
What is the major difference between arteries and veins?
Arteries carry blood away from the heart. Veins return blood to the heart.
What describes the main difference between veins and arteries in the circulatory system?
Arteries carry blood from the heart and veins carry blood to the heart.
What is the basic difference between arteries and veins?
Arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart and veins carry de-oxygenated blood back to the heart.
What is the difference between muscle in veins and arteries?
Thee difference between muscle in veins and arteries is that muscles of arteries are thicker compared to those of veins.
What is the defiance between veins and arteries?
i think you mean difference so: Veins- oxygen-poor blood that is returning to the heart Arteries- oxygen-rich blood that is going to the cells
What is the difference bewteen arteries and veins?
the difference is that arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry it towards the heart.
What is the difference between a vain and a oltery?
arteries carry oxygenated blood, veins carry deoxygenated blood. that's why arterial blood is lighter in color than blood from veins.
What is the tube that carries blood between arteries and veins?
the little tubes that carries blood between the arteries and veins are call capallaries is capillary
What are the blood vessels that move blood away from the heart called?
Arteries A good way to remember the difference between arteries and veins is A = away and A= arteries. Both away and artery start with A.
The 3 kind of blood vessels?
Arteries, capillaries, and veins. Arteries take blood away from the heart. Veins return blood to the heart. Capillaries are between the arteries and veins and supply the cells with oxygen and nutrients.
Name three blood vessels?
the three blood vessels are the Veins capillaries Arteries the arteries.
