2007-10-25 14:32:26 · 9 answers · asked by Asma R 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Well, most of these answers have correct portions. Let's just summarize....
Arteries carry blood away from the heart. Veins carry blood to the heart. MOST arteries carry oxygenated blood and MOST veins carry deoxygenated blood (the exceptions are the pulmonary arteries and veins).
Arteries are thick-walled and veins have thinner walls. Veins have valves to prevent back-flow in the lower-pressured vessels.
2007-10-29 10:03:33 · answer #1 · answered by emt_mmt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
arteries take oxygenated blood AWAY from the heart. the oxygenated blood is red coz it has just pumped through the heart/lungs so it is fresh! i always thing artery and away both start with A.
veins bring deoxygenated (blue) blood back to the heart after the blood has flowed around your body! when you look at your wrist you can see blue things - these are veins.
hope this helps!
2007-10-25 22:36:02 · answer #2 · answered by Tilli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oxygenated blood flows through arteries to the body and carbon dioxide blood travels in the veins returning.
2007-10-25 15:07:18 · answer #3 · answered by peterngoodwin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arteries a million- those transport blood faraway from the coronary heart to the quite a few areas of the physique via capillaries. 2- All arteries carry oxygenated blood different than pulmonary. 3- There are actually not any valves in them different than on the backside of pulmonary trunk and aorta. 4- Have severe blood tension. 5- Wave of blood tension or pulse by way of coronary heart beat could be detected. 6- Blood circulate speedy 4 hundred-500mm in keeping with 2d in aorta and lowering in arteries and arterioles. 7- Have smaller bore and thick wall. 8- Thick muscle layer and elastic fibers latest. the pliancy helps changing the pulsating circulate of blood. 9- No replace of fabric. Veins a million- those collect blood from physique via capillaries and transport it in the direction of coronary heart. 2- All veins carry deoxygenated blood different than pulmonary veins. 3- Valves are latest. those avert the back circulate of blood. 4- Have low blood tension. 5- No pluse. 6- cost of blood circulate will advance from smaller to massive veins. 7- Have bigger bore and skinny partitions. 8- This muscle layer and much less elastic fibers. so they much less elastic. 9- No replace of fabric.
2016-12-15 09:19:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
arteries take the blood away from the heart and veins bring the blood back to the heart plus viens have valves with arteries don't
2007-10-25 14:38:31 · answer #5 · answered by van v 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would think the most important thing is that arteries carry oxygenated blood and nutrients to tissues and veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
2007-10-25 15:00:15 · answer #6 · answered by MK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think arteries are the main blood source to get to parts of your body, the veins take them to the intricate parts.
2007-10-25 14:36:42 · answer #7 · answered by maplewoodjoe 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Veins are also have a thinner ,more flexible wall than arteries and have a larger diameter as well.
2007-10-25 14:40:46 · answer #8 · answered by Adam G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey Maplewood, don't think too hard you'll hurt yourself. Your answer is soooooo wrong. Dumbass.
ARTERIES - blood away from heart,
VEINS - blood back to heart.
CAPILLARIES - transports blood to and from cells.
2007-10-25 15:20:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋