What blood vessel carries blood to the heart muscle?

Answer 1

There are three blood vessels that carry blood to the heart in deoxygenated form.

Superior vena cava that carries blood from upper parts of the body like brain etc.

Then there is inferior vena cava that carries blood from lower body parts like legs etc.

Last is pulmonary vein that brings oxygenated blood from lungs to the heart.

Answer 2

There are two vessels that leave the Aorta to supply the heart with oxygenated blood and they are called the left and right cardiac arteries. These arteries are unusual in that they are terminal in that they do not form loops of arteries. So, if one is blocked, the blood supply beyond that point is cut off and the result is a myocardial infarction, or death of a portion of the heart muscle cells. The cardiac arteries have veins assosciated with them that return their deoxygenated blood directly into the right atrium, avoiding the Vena Cava all together.

Answer 3

The superior and inferior vena cavae return blood from the body to the R atrium. The pulmonary veins return blood from the lungs to the L atrium.

Answer 4

veins from the body or the pulmonary veins from the lungs

Answer 5

There are two: Superior Vena Cava - returns blood from areas located above the heart Inferior Vena Cava - returns blood from areas below the heart

Answer 6

Arteries carry blood to the heart.

Answer 7

Coronary arteries

Answer 8

Coronary artery

Answer 9

cardiac