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Veins don't bring oxygen, they carry blood back to the heart and lungs. Arteries carry oxygenated blood to the body. So the oxygen is carried through the blood, right? So then what I learned in my bio class is that the oxygen then seeps out of the blood vessels and goes into the cells outside it. What makes this possible is that the cell membrane (the outside of animal cells) has the job of letting some molecules in and some molecules out.
If this is totally different from what anybody else learned, then feel free to improve my answer.
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What is the system that transports nutrients water and oxygen to every living cell in your body?
The system that transports nutrients, water, and oxygen to every living cell in the body is the circulatory system. It consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood, which work together to ensure that essential substances are delivered to cells while removing waste products. The heart pumps oxygenated blood from the lungs through the arteries, while veins return deoxygenated blood back to the heart for reoxygenation. This continuous circulation is vital for maintaining cellular health and overall bodily function.
Why do jellyfish need to bring oxygen to their cells?
All fish and all animals need to bring oxygen to the cells. The oxygen is a major portion in the production of something called ATP. ATP is the actual little energy 'battery' that each cell needs to function.
Oxygen in the bloodstream flows into the cell's?
As oxygen goes into the red blood cells, it combines with the haemoglobin in it to form oxy-haemoglobin. each haemoglobin combines to 4 molecules of oxygen and because of the absence of a nucleus,more oxygen an be carried. When the red blood cells reach an area of deoxygenated blood, the oxygen from the red blood cells diffuses into the area requiring oxygen while the carbon dioxide moves into the red blood cells. The carbon dioxide then combines with the haemoglobin to form carbinohaemoglobin and is then taken to the lungs where it is unloaded and oxygen is loaded again. This process goes over again and again.
What body system is responsible for bringing food and oxygen to every cell in your body?
The circulatory system is responsible for delivering food and oxygen to every cell in the body. It consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood, which work together to transport nutrients and oxygen from the lungs and digestive system to cells throughout the body. Additionally, it helps remove waste products, ensuring that cells function efficiently.
How breathing eating and aerobic respiration are linked?
Breathing provides the oxygen needed for aerobic respiration, the process by which cells convert glucose into energy. During aerobic respiration, oxygen is used to break down glucose and produce ATP, the cell's energy source. Therefore, breathing is essential to supply the oxygen necessary for aerobic respiration to occur, allowing the body to generate energy from food through the process of metabolism.
Does nearly every cell in the body have a capillary near it?
They are found because they have to bring oxygen and nutrients from the veins and arteries to all of the cells. They remove waste (carbon dioxide) from the cells and drop it off at the lungs. Therefore, that's when breathing occurs and the cells get oxygen and do the cycle over and over.
Which one of these is closest to every cell of your body the skin capillaries arteries or veins?
veins
What cell bring oxygen through the body?
Your red blood cell.
What vessels drain blood from capillaries?
Arteries feed into capillaries, the capillaries give oxygen and nutrients to every cell in the body and take toxins and CO2 from every cell in the body, from there the blood in the capillaries go into your veins (the blue blood vessels) which go to your heart.
Are the skin veins arteries or capillaries near every cell in your body?
capillaries
Does the gut need oxygen?
Every cell in your body needs oxygen.
Which blood vessels pass near every cell?
either veins capillaries or arteries :O
What does blood carry to every cell in the body?
oxygen and nutrients
Why is it important for blood to be delivered to every cell in your body?
Blood is a transport fluid. It mainly transports oxygenated blood (blood containing oxygen) from the heart around the body to every cell. Carbon dioxide, which is a waste produced in cellular respiration, is removed from the cell into the blood, and replaced with oxygen. The carbon dioxide is then transported in deoxygenated blood (blood containing carbon dioxide) towards the heart and lungs (through veins) to be expelled from the body. So basically, blood must be delivered to cells in the body to supply oxygen for cellular activities, supply essential nutrients to the cell, and remove waste products (such as carbon dioxide) from the cell.
How does the placement of veins help to carry out their function of transporting materials to and from the cell?
Veins are strategically located to optimize the transport of materials to and from cells. They have a large surface area and are distributed throughout the body to efficiently carry nutrients, oxygen, and waste products. The network of veins ensures that materials can be transported quickly and effectively to support proper cell function.
What is the purpose of capillaries?
the smallest vessales that form an extensive network of vessels in the body organs, connecting arteries to veins.
What is the difference between artries veins and capillaries?
Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart, to the cells that need them. Veins carry blood containing carbon dioxide back to the heart after the oxygen has been given to the cells. Capillaries are the thinnest arteries and veins. They are only one cell wide. As the blood cell passes through the very thin capillary, the cells on either side are given oxygen and carbon dioxide is taken from them. Therefore, the capillaries connect the arteries and veins. Veins are thinner than arteries. Arteries are thicker than capillaries.
