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Where does blood exit the heart?

through flaps called valves which carry it into the veins


What flap of tissue keeps the blood flowing in the wrong direction?

These are valves, and are found in veins to prevent blood from flowing backwards.


How does the blood exit the heart?

In the human heart, blood exits from the ventricles (left and right).


What are flaps of tissue that allow blood to flow in only one direction?

They are called valves, or leaflet valves in the veins, that interlock to prevent backflow of the blood.


Blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart?

blood vessels that carry blood toward the heart are called veins.


What does an artery have that a vein does not?

Arteries carry oxygenated blood; veins carry de-oxygenated blood. Arteries have much thicker muscular wall (of muscle and elastic fibres). Arteries have narrow passageway for blood; veins have a wider passageway. Arteries have higher blood pressures. Extra info. if you need it Veins have flaps of valves while arteries do not.


Blood vessels that carry blood to the heart are called?

Veins are blood vessels that carry blood from all parts of the body back to the heart.


Cardiac veins carry blood to a large vein is called what?

Cardiac veins carry blood from ? to ?


These are the flaps that stop blood from flowing the wrong way?

There are atrioventricular valves on each side of the heart that keep blood from flowing from the ventricles back up into the atria. There are also semilunar valves that prevent blood from flowing from the pulmonary arteries and aorta back into the right and left ventricles, respectively.


What is the major function of valves in veins?

To stop the blood travelling the wrong way down the vein. One way system lol.


When blood travels from your legs to your heart why doesn't it fall down?

When travelling from legs to heart, blood travels in veins. These veins have a special structure which is adapted for this type of transport. They have valves or pocket-like flaps which prevents blood from flowing backwards or in other words, falling down.


What do you call veins and capillaries?

veins, arteries and capillaries are all called blood vessels or blood streams.