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Blood in arteries moves because of pressure of blood from the heart. Each time the heart pumps, it pushes the blood a little further. Veins do not rely on the heart to move blood. Veins have a system of valves to keep the blood from not moving backwards, and muscles contract the veins to move the blood.

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Why blood flow with jerks in the arteries?

Blood flow in arteries can exhibit jerks or pulsations primarily due to the rhythmic contraction of the heart, which creates pressure waves as blood is pumped into the arteries. This pulsatile flow is influenced by the elasticity of the arterial walls, which expand and recoil with each heartbeat. Additionally, factors such as blood pressure and the overall health of the cardiovascular system can affect the smoothness of blood flow, leading to more pronounced jerks or fluctuations.


Are tubes through which the blood flows?

Arteries, vessels and veins.


What is definition of blood pressure?

Blood Pressure: Is the force at which blood flows thorugh the arteries of the body.


Direction of blood flow in the capillaries?

Blood flows from arteries to veins or from arterioles (small arteries) to venules (small veins) in a capillary bed.


The three main pathways through which a blood flows?

the three pathways through wich blood flows are the arteries,veins,and capillaries


A measure of the flow of blood in arteries is called?

Blood flows away from the heart and is measured as blood pressure. This is a measure of the passage or flow and the resistance of the flow in the arteries.


Does blood flow from the coronary sinus into the coronary arteries?

no it flows to your heart


What does the cardiac muscle do in the heart?

It contracts, so the blood flows into the arteries. Then, the cardiac muscle relaxes, so the blood flows back. The backflowing blood fills the valves in the arteries, so it cannot flow back into the heart itself. While the cardiac muscle relaxes, new blood flows into the ventricles and atriums from other veins.


What do cardiac muscles do in the heart?

It contracts, so the blood flows into the arteries. Then, the cardiac muscle relaxes, so the blood flows back. The backflowing blood fills the valves in the arteries, so it cannot flow back into the heart itself. While the cardiac muscle relaxes, new blood flows into the ventricles and atriums from other veins.


What are the pathways through which the blood flows?

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From Where does blood flow to the capillaries and where the blood flows further into?

the oxygenated blood flows from arteries to capillaries and after the exchange of material in capillaries and tissues it goes to vein and veins carries this deoxygenated blood to heart.


Does blood flow from the coronary arteries into the heart?

Arteries are blood vesicle that take blood away from he heart. However, the coronary arteries are arteries that take blood to the muscles of the heart and as such these specific arteries do enter the heart.