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Why do you think that blood moving from the heart to the lungs must be carried by an artery and not by a vein?
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What blood vessel is blood carried away from the heart?
artery
What are the names of the blood vessels which carry blood away from heart?
The aorta and pulmonary artery transport blood away from the heart. The pulmonary artery carries de-oxygenated blood to the lungs; the aorta carries oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body. Arteries.
Does heart pump blood to arteries or veins?
The heart pumps blood through the arteries to all parts of the body. The blood is carried back to the heart through the veins.There is an exception: The Pulmonary artery is the only artery that carries blood to the heart & and the Pulmonary Vein is the only vein that carries blood from the heart.
What is the difference between an umbilical vein and umbilical artery?
veins carry blood back to the heart, while arteries carry blood away/from the heart. therefore, the arteries carried the oxygen from the heart to the baby via umbilical artery, and the veins picked up waste products such as carbon dioxide and carried it back to the heart via the umbilical vein.
What type of blood gets carried by the pulmonary artey?
The pulmonary artery carries blood away from the heart and it is low in oxygen.
The cells of the heart are supplied with blood via the?
The cells of the heart are supplied with blood through the hearts own artery. The artery that supplies the heart blood is known as the coronary artery.
Why the pulmonary veins carrying the oxygenated blood and not the pulmonary artery?
it's a pulmonary VEIN because the blood isn't under as much pressure (because it has yet to get to the heart) where as the pulmonary artery is coming straight from the heart so is under more pressure. (the pressure is caused by the heart's contractions)
What type of blood vessels carries blood away from the heart?
Artery
Which artery give oxgyenated blood to heart?
The Coronary Artery supplies the heart with oxygen rish blood.
How can blocking an artery in the heart cause heart damge?
An artery is a pathway for the blood to travel to and from the heart. If the artery is block, the heart cannot release or receive blood, and therefore, causes heart problems.
What is a cardiac artery?
It is an artery sending blood from the heart.
Major artery that supplies the heart to the lungs?
The artery that sends blood from the heart to the lungs is called the pulmonary artery. The pulmonary vein delivers blood back to the heart.
