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Define blood vessel?

A blood vessel is a tube shaped organ that carries blood. It carries the blood through the tissues and organs of the human body.


Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the bodys organs?

The aorta carries blood away from the heart to the bodily organs excepting the lungs.


What vessels carry blood to lungs.?

The pulmonary artery is the primary vessel that carries blood to the lungs. Unlike the systemic circulation, the pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood.


What blood vessel regulates systemic resistance?

which blood vessel regulates systemic resistance?


Is the blood of the systemic circulation system oxygenated or deoxygenated?

The blood in the systemic circulation system is oxygenated. It carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body's tissues and organs.


Which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood to the entire body?

yes except for the pulmonary artery which distributes unoxygenated blood to the lungs


Which circulation carries oxygenated blood to the body?

Arterial systemic circulation:arterial referring to the blood carried by arteriessystemic referring to the rest of the body (excluding the lungs and the heart itself).


An artery is a blood vessel that only does what?

Arteries Cary oxygenated blood. This is usually to organs or muscles with the exception of the pulmonary artery wich carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart.


What blood vessels does oxygen pass to the organs?

Oxygenated blood is carried to the organs through the systemic arteries. These arteries branch into smaller arterioles, which further divide into capillaries where oxygen diffuses into the tissues. Venous blood then carries carbon dioxide away from the organs through the systemic veins back to the heart and lungs for reoxygenation.


What blood vessel carries blood away from the heart out to the body and typically carries oxygenated blood?

The blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body is the aorta. It is the largest artery in the body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart. The aorta branches into smaller arteries that supply oxygen-rich blood to various organs and tissues throughout the body.


Is the carotid artery the first vessel in the systemic circulatory system?

No, the carotid artery is not the first vessel in the systemic circulatory system. The first vessel is the aorta, which branches off from the heart's left ventricle and carries oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. The carotid arteries, which supply blood to the head and neck, branch off from the aortic arch.


Which blood vessel carries oxygen-rich blood to the body?

Pulmonary veins and systemic arterial system.