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Where is blood stored in the human body?

Blood is stored in the human body primarily in the circulatory system, which includes the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries.


Can veins store blood?

Cross sectional area of veins is four times that of arteries This large cross sectional area plus large degree of compliance (yielding to pressure) implies that large amounts of blood can be stored in the veins with only minimal increase in pressure.


Blood is carried away from the heart in arteries or veins?

It depends. The blood that is being carried away from to the body is oxygenated blood and the blood that is being carried away from the heart and heading towards the lungs is called deoxgenated blood. OXYGENATED blood has a high percentage of oxygen and deoxygenated blood has a low percentage of oxygen.


Can veins store excess blood?

Cross sectional area of veins is four times that of arteries This large cross sectional area plus large degree of compliance (yielding to pressure) implies that large amounts of blood can be stored in the veins with only minimal increase in pressure.


What type of blood vessel carries the blood to the heart?

Veins


What return blood to the heart?

Veins return blood to the heart.The pulmonary veins.


What happens when blood pools in the veins?

Varicose veins form when blood pools in the veins.


Why blood is donated from veins?

because you blood is inside your veins.


What connects blood vessel and the veins?

veins are blood vessels


Blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart?

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


If blood pressure is low in veins how does blood getpumped through the veins back to the heart?

Veins have valves in them which help transport the blood.


Is blood flow faster in veins?

Blood flow is faster in arteries than in veins. Blood flow in veins is lower pressure.