0
The heart is supplied with blood from the superior vena cava (the large vein that flows to the right atrium). This vein carries blood from the systemic circuit (from the body) to the heart so that blood may be oxygenated and recirculated.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Where would be the most dangerous part in heart to have a blood clot?
The coronary arteries because they supply fresh blood to the heart's own muscle. The heart stops pumping if its muscle wall doesn't get enough blood. The coronary arteries are what supply blood to the heart itself and they are pretty small and narrow- they can't handle even a small clot.
Why does the heart muscle need oxygenated blood?
the heart is a muscle, and every muscle needs blood because the blood caries oxygen to the cells of that muscle which is then converted into energy and this is what makes our bodies work. your heart however is a special muscle that pumps your blood to all of the muscles in your body.
What is the function of the heart and blood vessels?
Because your heart is also composed of living tissue, the blood vessels on the surface of the heart muscle supply oxygen and nutrient rich blood and take away waste and by-products like they would in any other part of your body.
What are the heart's own blood vessels?
Coronary arteries supply blood to the heart itself.
Does blood flow from the coronary arteries into the heart?
Arteries are blood vesicle that take blood away from he heart. However, the coronary arteries are arteries that take blood to the muscles of the heart and as such these specific arteries do enter the heart.
Why does the heart require its own special ciculation system?
The heart is a muscle and muscle require oxygenated blood, it is not a special circulatory system it is a extension of the main system. While you might think the heart would have no problem getting enough oxygen-rich blood, the heart is no different from any other organ. It must have its own source of oxygenated blood. The heart is supplied by its own set of blood vessels. These are the coronary arteries. There are two main ones with two major branches each. They arise from the aorta right after it leaves the heart. The coronary arteries eventually branch into capillary beds that course throughout the heart walls and supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood. The coronary veins return blood from the heart muscle, but instead of emptying into another larger vein, they empty directly into the right atrium.
How can the heart be nourished?
The heart has its' own blood supply by way of the coronary system.
Does the heart has its own supply of blood called mypcardium blood vessel?
No, but a good guess. They are called the coronaries.
Why does blood volume loss cause tachycardia?
Because the heart itself needs a blood supply in order to function. If the heart is starved of its own blood - it will stop.
Which blood vessels supplies the heart with its own blood supply?
Re-oxygenated blood flows into the heart via the pulmonary vein. However, these blood will leave the heart, and supply oxygen to the body. The heart has its own circulation; the cardiac arteries (supply the oxygenated blood)and the cardiac veins (drain the collected venous blood).
What structure in the heart distributes blood to body organs?
The Coronary arteries carry blood to the heart so the heart has its own supply of oxygen and nutrients to perform its function.
What are the three kinds of blood circulation?
Pulmonary circulation = between the heart and the lungs Coronary circulation = the heart tissue's own blood supply Systematic circulation = between the heart and the rest of the body
