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How I remember it is arteries and 'away' both start with a, and vein has "in" in it meaning 'into' the body.

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Q: Do arteries take blood away or towards the heart?
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Do veins carry away blood from the heart?

No...... Arteries carry blood away from the heart.


Arteries go towards the heart and veins go away the heart?

Arteries carry blood away from the heart, veins carry blood to the heart


Carries blood away from heart?

Arteries = AwayVeins = Towards


What direction do the arteries move blood?

Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry low oxygenated blood back to or towards the heart.


What direction do veins carry blood?

Veins carry blood towards the heart. Arteries carry it away from the heart.


What direction do arteries and veins carry blood?

Arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry low oxygenated blood back to or towards the heart.


What is the difference bewteen arteries and veins?

the difference is that arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry it towards the heart.


The tube that carries blood away from the heart is called?

Arteries are the blood vessels that carry blood away from your heart. Veins, in contrast, carry blood towards the heart.


What are the tubes that carry blood away fro the heart called?

Arteries carry blood away from the heart. In contrast, veins carry blood towards the heart.


Blood is carried away from the heart in arteries or veins?

It depends. The blood that is being carried away from to the body is oxygenated blood and the blood that is being carried away from the heart and heading towards the lungs is called deoxgenated blood. OXYGENATED blood has a high percentage of oxygen and deoxygenated blood has a low percentage of oxygen.


Which type of blood vessels does the blood flow away from the heart in?

Blood flows away from the heart in arteries, and towards the heart in veins.


Are veins and arteries an organ of the heart?

No. The heart is one organ in itself. Veins and arteries are just vessels that transport blood to and from the heart. To be specific, the veins transport the blood towards the heart, and arteries transport it away.