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Arteries carry red blood cells (along with other cells) away from the heart. These red blood cells contain hemoglobin which helps to transfer the oxygen itself.

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What carries the blood from the heart?

Well, blood is not carried. Blood, or blood cells, carry oxygen to and from the heart, spreading it throughout the body. Blood basically carries oxygen, and it itself is not carried.


What carries blood with the highest oxygen concentration?

The pulmonary vein carries blood with the highest oxygen concentration, as it transports oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart. This freshly oxygenated blood is then pumped out to the rest of the body by the heart.


What type of blood carries nutrients and oxygen throughout the body?

Arterial blood carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. It is pumped from the heart to the rest of the body via the arteries.


What are two major blood vessels that contain oxygen-rich blood?

The pulmonary vein and the aorta: a) The pulmonary carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart. b) The aorta carries the oxygenated blood from the heart to the body and head.


What does the heart does to the blood?

pump the blood throw the body


Which major arteries and veins carry oxygen rich blood and oxygen poor blood?

The major artery that carries oxygen-rich blood is the aorta, which delivers blood from the heart to the rest of the body. The major vein that carries oxygen-poor blood is the superior vena cava, which returns blood from the upper body to the heart.


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

Pulmonary veins and systemic arterial system.


What is the main artery leaving the heart that carries blood to the body?

The aorta is the largest; it takes oxygenated (oxygen rich) blood from the heart to the body.


What are the 2 blood circuits of the body?

The two blood circuits of the body are the systemic circulation, which carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body tissues and back to the heart, and the pulmonary circulation, which carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation and back to the heart.


Large blood vessel that carries oxygen rich blood to the body?

Aorta is the main and largest artery. It carries blood out of the heart from the left ventricle to the rest of the body.


In the human body the aorta carries blood from which organ?

The aorta carries blood pumped by the heart to the rest of the body. It is the largest artery in the body and delivers oxygen-rich blood to various tissues and organs.


Which chemical in your blood carries oxygen?

haemoglobin carries oxygen in the blood