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Do the arteries carry blood rich in food and oxygen?

Yes. Oxygen directly, the veins get the food first but it must pass through the lungs and the heart to get to the arteries (and thence to the cells).


Carries food and oxygen to all parts of the body?

The circulatory system carries food and oxygen to all parts of the body using blood that is circulated by the heart. Red blood cells in the blood carry oxygen to tissues from the lungs, and nutrients from digested food are also transported through the blood to cells in need.


What structure diffuses nutrients from the mother's blood into the embryo's blood?

The placenta is the structure that diffuses nutrients from the mother's blood into the embryo's blood. It allows for the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products between the mother and the fetus during pregnancy.


Why do you need blood circulating through your blood vessels?

Type your answer here... to supply the nutrients, oxygen and carry the impurities


What are the things you need to be a living thing?

You need oxygen, food, nutrients and water to stay alive.


Why a person's heart rate increases when he is running?

The need for oxygen and nutrients increases the need for faster blood flow.


Do blood cells need food?

no blood cell don't need food , they need proper oxygen. No, actually the red blood cells, are an oxygen transport system, for the lungs, heart and tissues. Blood is made up of many types of cells, therefore I might suppose you're referring to red blood cells. which give blood it's red color, but is not the only cell. Blood is actually living tissue, and yes, it's dependant on nutrients, and transfers nutrients as part of the carbon transfer system. The dissolved gases oxygen, and carbon dioxide are transported to and from all living cells, and this defines the metabolism of the bloodstream. It is also known as the carbon transfer system.


What are the two things that are supplied to the body's cells from the blood?

All cells need oxygen and nutrients to carry out their activities and that is what blood delivers.


What does the heart does to the blood?

pump the blood throw the body


Why does a heart beat faster when you exercise?

Because when your muscles are working they need more oxygen and nutrients, which they get from the blood. And for the blood to be able to carry more nutrients to the muscles the heart has to pump faster.


Why must you have a heart?

The heart pumps blood around your body. Without blood, your body parts cannot get the fuel they need - oxygen and food. The heart has to keep pumping so that all of your body is supplied with fuel. If your heart stops pumping, your blood stops flowing and you will die as your body parts run out of nutrients and oxygen.


What part of a plant carry food and water?

the steam carries the nutrients to the leaf that produces the oxygen we need