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The arteries that are also called distributing arteries are called?
muscular arteries
Why are capillaries called thin walled vessels?
Unlike veins and arteries, capillaries are very small and very thin. While veins and the like have over 5 layers, capillaries only have two.
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
Do arteries have thin walls and transport blood toward the heart?
no
What thin walls connects arteries and veins?
Arteries enter arterioles enter capillaries enter venules enter veins.
What are facts about capillarys?
Capillaries are thin tubes connected to your veins and arteries that transfer the blood from the arteries to the veins. Capillaries are so thin, they are thinner than one piece of hair. They are one cell thick.
What are arteries called?
Blocked arteries are called coronary arteries. Carotid artery disease is another named for blocked arteries. This should be determined by a doctor.
Do you have to have high cholesterol in order to have blocked arteries?
No. It is possible to have clots that block arteries. It is also possible to have a genetic predisposition such as very thin arteries that allows blockage to occur sooner.
What are blocked arteries called?
Blocked arteries are called coronary arteries. Carotid artery disease is another named for blocked arteries. This should be determined by a doctor.
What statement is true of arteries?
Arteries carry blood with oxygen to the heart. Veins carry blood full of carbon dioxide to the lungs. Arteries have a thick wall. Veins have a thin wall. Arteries have no valves. Veins have valves.
Thin walled blood vessel connecting arteries and veins?
Arteries enter arterioles enter capillaries enter venules enter veins.
Thin-walled blood vessels less elastic than arteries?
aorta
