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Why can an artery be defined as a blood vessel that transports oxygenated blood?
Alex3222
Yes, arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
Noble Bogan
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∙ 13y agoWhoever set that question is wrong. Arteries are defined as blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. Most of them carry oxygenated blood to supply to the rest of the body, but not all of them. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs, where it can pick up more oxygen.
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∙ 13y agoArteries indeed are blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood, in almost every case except that of the pulmonary artery, which carries blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs; and this blood is de-oxygenated. This single exception means that arteries cannot be defined in this way.
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∙ 7y agoAn artery IS a blood vessel! There are 3 types of blood vessels: arteries, capillaries, and veins.
Long ago before the circulation system was properly understood the arteries were believed to carry air (not blood) and so were named using the Greek word for windpipe; the capillaries were unknown; and the veins were believed to be the only blood vessels.
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∙ 11y agoYes, arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
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Why isn't an artery defined as a blood vessel?
....It is.
What blood vessel is oxygenated and carries the blood away from the heart?
artery... remember away and artery both begin with an A
What is the main vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the upper limb?
You have the axillary artery which supply the upper limb. It is continuation of subclavian artery and continue as a brachial artery.
The largest artery in the body?
the aorta is the largest vessel in the heart. It carries oxygenated blood throughout the body
The vessel supplying the liver with oxygenated blood?
the hepatic artery
Why is umbilical artery called an artery when it carries oxygenated and deoxygenated blood?
An artery is the vessel that carries blood away from the heart. The pulmonary artery carries only deoxygenated blood after birth.
What main vessel transports blood to the kidney and where does it get the blood supply?
The renal artery brings blood to the kidney.
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.
Where is the place of 3 kinds of blood vessel?
The 3 kinds of blood vessels are: artery- its the blood vessel that carries the blood from heart to different parts of the body capillaries- its the smallest blood vessel it carries the de oxygenated blood from artery to veins veins- it carries the de oxygenated blood from the different parts of the body to the heart
Which blood vessel supplies oxygenated blood to the small intestines and part of the large intestines?
The superior mesenteric artery
The blood vessel which transports blood from lungs to heart?
The pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs back into the heart. The pulmonay arteries carry deoxygenated blood out of the heart into the lungs to receive oxygen.
Where is the pancreatic artery?
In human anatomy, the arteria pancreatica magna, also known as the great pancreatic artery, is the largest blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the pancreas and arises from the splenic artery.
