Question

what are the chracters of arteries?

Answer 1

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Arteries are the vessels which carry oxygenated blood means it is rich in oxygen in other words percentage of oxygen is high in the heart of a human body.Blood flows with high pressure.

In other words we can define artery that the blood vessels which carry blood away from the heart.

Note-All the arteries carry pure blood except pulmonary artery.Pulmonary artery carries unpure blood.

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(a)Thickness ----Arteries are muscular and elastic.

(b)Lumen----- The lumen of arteries are narrow.

(c)Valves----Valves are absent in arteries.

(d)Direction of blood flow----- Arteries carry blood from heart to other part of the body.

(e)Colour------ The colour of oxygen is generally reddish.

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Answer 2

Arteries:

Functional

• Carry oxygenated blood except Pulmonary artery which carries deoxygenated blood from Right Ventricle to Lungs.
• They carry blood from heart to all body parts.

Structural

• Tunica Media are thicker.
• Lumen is narrow.
• They are elastic in nature.
• No valves are present

General

• Blood is bright red.
• Blood flows with a j-erk due to the systolic pressure.
• They are deep seated.
• Pulse if felt.

More to learn:

Refer to the attachment for differences between arteries and veins.