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What is venusian arts?
Venusian Arts is the Art of love, ask mystery.
Are arteries often referred to as capacitance vessels?
No. Capacitance vessels refer to site where most volume of blood is found. Veins are capacitance vessels.
Is there a system of lymphatic vessels similar to that of blood vessels in the body?
Yes, somewhat. Lymph doesn't circulate like blood but has a system parallel to the blood vessels.
Vessels that carry blood to the heart are called?
Veins. Vessels that carry it from the heart are called arteries.
What is the function of the blood vessels on the outer wall of the heart?
Nutrients and oxygen have to get to the outside of the heart. So the blood vessels on the outside have that job. The nutrients and oxygen can't get to the cardiac muscle from inside the heart. Blood vessels that lead from the heart that are high in oxygen and nutrients have their first branch off the aorta that goes to these blood vessels. That's how important these vessels are to the heart and how it functions.
