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They have thick walls and carry oxygenated blood from the heart around the body
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Constriction of spiral arteries and sloughing of the endometrium are characteristic of the event known as?
menstruation
What is the characteristic of the veins?
Veins have thinner walls compared to arteries. They also have larger lumens than arteries which is the space inside the vessel. Lastly they have one-way valves to help keep the blood flowing in one direction.
The arteries that are also called distributing arteries are called?
muscular arteries
Which arteries are frequently occluded in the diabetic patient?
retinal arteries, arteries in the legs.
Do arteries reproduce or does the human body make new arteries?
Arteries do neither
What are the vessels that take blood away from the heart?
The arteries
Heavy walled vessels which bring blood away from the heart?
I have two questions that are almost the same and i dont know with one to answer with arteries. the arteries the arteries the arteries
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are?
Arteries.
How does arteries function?
The arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body. The walls of arteries are muscular allowing the arteries to constrict or dilate. The more constricted the arteries are, the higher the blood pressure.
What are the popliteal arteries?
popliteal arteries (a portion of the femoral arteries near the surface of the legs)
What are the heart's arteries?
The arteries that actually serve the heart itelf are known as coronary arteries.
What are the arteries that supply the myocardium?
The coronary arteries
