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The arteries are the blood vessels that generally carry oxygenated blood from the heart around the body. 'Arteries' comes from the Greek 'arteria', which means windpipe. People in ancient times believed the arteries were empty, containing only air. If someone had been killed due to blood loss, the arterial pressure would have causes the arteries to drain, which is why they may have looked empty on examination.

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An artery is a little tube in your body that takes blood away from the heart and into arms and legs.
An artery is a blood vessle that carries oxegenated blood from your heart to the rest of your body.

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Artery means blood vessels that generally carry oxygenated blood

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An artery ALWAYS carries blood away from the heart, mostly high in oxygen but not all the time.

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