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The largest blood vessel in your body is your ascending and descending aorta.
The capillaries have an extensive network, but are not all in use at any one time.
Notes indicate that blood typically is located at:
Systemic Veins and venules - 64%
Systemic Arteries and arterioles - 13%
Pulmonary Vessels - 9%
Heart - 7%
Systemic capillaries - 7%
See linked PDF, page 8.
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∙ 15y agoThe majority of blood volume is in the venous system.
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∙ 12y agoAll the main arteries of the body contain the largest volume of blood. If you are referring to the heart, then the ventricles contain the largest volume.
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∙ 12y agoSome vessels that hold a large amount of blood are the aorta, carotids, inferior and superior vena cavae, and the femoral arteries.
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What type of blood vessel holds the greatest volume of blood?
isn't it your heart. = )
Which blood vessel holds the greatest volume of blood?
Veins hold the greatest volume of blood: Veins= about 1/2 Heart and lungs= about 1/4 Arteries= about 1/4 Capillaries= about 5%
What type of vessel holds the greatest volume of blood?
Veins, but there walls aren't that thick.
In the human anatomy what is considered a vessel?
A vessel is anything that contains a fluid. There are many in the body. The most numerous are the blood vessels that carry blood, but there are also lymphatic vessels that carry lymph. The spleen is an organ that is considered a vessel, and so is the cisterna chyli which holds lymphatic fluid. All of these are considered vessels.
What is the function of albumin in blood?
albumin helps to maintain oncotic pressure in the blood
What is a sentence for the word vessel?
The vessel with the pestle holds the brew that is true.That is one huge cargo vessel.
What is the name given to a vessel that holds flowers?
Vase
Can a container hold volume or mass?
A container holds volume.
Explain how to measure the volume of gas?
The volume of a gas can be determined by measuring the volume of the container that holds it
Does a vein hold oxygen enriched blood?
Yes, a vein holds oxygen enriched blood. An artery holds deoxygenated blood.
Would you think of volume or capacity if you wanted to know how much juice a jug holds?
volume because u want to know how much it hold so volume means how much it holds.
What do you call a vessel that holds two pints of wine?
A carafe is a common wine vessel that usually holds .75 L, which is about 25 oz. A pint is 16, so it's about a pint and a half. You may be thinking of something else though.
