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Why are veins used for taking blood samples instead of arteries?
Because veins are closer to the skin.
Where in the body are veins and arteries?
Veins and arteries are found throughout the body. Veins transport "used" or de-oxygenated blood back to the heart whereas arteries deliver oxygenated blood throughout the body.
What do veins do to help your body?
They collect (used) blood for re-use.
These carry deoxygenated blood to the heart?
Veins... they return the 'used' blood back to the heart (via the lungs).
Whats the advantage of the pulmanary veins location?
Pulmonary veins are responsible for carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart. This differentiates the pulmonary veins from other veins in the body, which are used to carry deoxygenated blood from the rest of the body back to the heart
Which artery is the exception to the rule that veins carry deoxygenated blood?
The pulmonary arteries leave the right ventricle to travel to the heart, so carry deunoxygenated blood. The name "arteries" is used because the vessels are leaving the heart.The pulmonary veins, conversely, are coming back into the heart, so are veins, but they are carrying oxygenated blood.
What is the meaning of veins close to the surface?
Veins close to the surface typically refer to superficial veins that are visible through the skin. They serve to carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart. These veins are more prone to damage and may be used for medical procedures like blood draws or IV placements.
Why do you think you used blue and red ink in tracing the flow of the blood?
They use red and blue ink when tracing the flow of blood because red ink is for arteries and blue ink is for veins. This can cause a problem because people sometimes think that arteries have red blood and veins have blue blood, but this is not true.
What is the tubes that are more gently drain back to the heart?
Blood is pumped throughout the body by the heart through arteries. The "Used" blood is further pumped back to the heart through veins. 'Veins' is your answer.
What are the differences between arteries and veins and why are these differences necessary?
Arteries carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body. Veins are much smaller vessels that are used to bring the blood back to the heart.
Most veins carry what kind of blood?
The only veins in an adult that carry oxygenated blood are the pulmonary veins, which carry blood from the lungs to the heart after it has been oxygenated. All other veins in the body carry relatively de-oxygenated blood.However in fetal circulation, the umbilical vein also carries oxygenated blood.Otherwise, arteries carry oxygenated blood to the body from the aorta and heart.
What is unusual about pulmonary vein and pulmonary artery?
The pulmonary veins are the only veins in the body that carry OXYGENATED blood (from the lungs to the left atrium), and the pulmonary arteries are the only arteries in the body that carry DEOXYGENATED blood (from the right ventricle to the lungs).
