Arteries are blood carrying vessels which have thick, elastic, muscular walls, have no valves and in which blood flows under high pressure. The make up of arteries is unique to their function of transporting blood under high pressure.
All arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart to all other parts of the body, with the exception of the pulmonary artery which carries de-oxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs. It is the only artery that transports blood which has not been oxygenated.
A series of paired statements that describe that various physical characteristics of different organisms is called DICHOTOMOUS KEY OR TAXONOMY KEY
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Explanation:All cells in the body need to have oxygen and nutrients, and they need their wastes removed. These are the main roles of the circulatory system. The heart, blood and blood vessels work together to service the cells of the body. Using the network of arteries, veins and capillaries, blood carries carbon dioxide to the lungs (for exhalation) and picks up oxygen. From the small intestine, the blood gathers food nutrients and delivers them to every cell.
Blood
Blood consists of:
Red blood cells – to carry oxygen
White blood cells – that make up part of the immune system
Platelets – needed for clotting
Plasma – blood cells, nutrients and wastes float in this liquid.
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