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What did arteries do?

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They work with the veins to carry blood around the body! Hope this helps :)

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Is the radial artery a major artery?
Its how hundreds of people commit suicide every day, what do you think?
Is the pulmonary artery a muscular artery?
Yes, the wall of the pulmonary artery contains a layer of smooth muscle to deal with the high pressure from the heart, and to help push the blood along.
What kind of arteries are coronary arteries?
They are arteries which pump blood to the heart itself, as apposed to inside the heart to be pumped out again. They are elastic arteries as opposed to muscular arteries.
Why are pulmonary arteries called arteries?
Because this blood is being pumped away from the right side of the heart to the lungs. Arteries all pump blood out of the heart.
Is the subclavian artery an elastic artery?
The subclavian artery is elastic to absorb the high pressures form the aorta and brachiocephalic.