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The artery is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
Arteries carry oxygen, or rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body's organs.
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What is the purpose of the hepatic artery?
The main purpose of the hepatic artery is to carry blood away from the liver.. NOTE that arteries carry blood way i.e from the heart.
What organ system does Arteries belong?
Typically the words "organ" and "system" are used separately-- a system is a collection of organs that work toward a particular purpose. The coronary arteries are, like all arteries, part of the cardiovascular system. They can also be considered part of the heart, when looking at things from the standpoint of organs.
What is the purpose of hydralazine?
There are many purposes of hydralazine. Examples of the purposes of hydralazine includes treating blood pressure, relaxing one's muscles, and clearing arteries.
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
What are the Coronary arteries and veins for?
the coronary arteries feed oxygenated blood to the heart muscle where as the coronary veins take the deoxygenated blood back the heart.
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 is the purpose of the veins?
Veins return deoxygenated blood to the lungs for reoxygenation
