Draw the set of blood vessels that a red blood cell could use to get from...

Draw the set of blood vessels that a red blood cell could use to get from the thorax to the palm of the hand. Now draw the veins that the same cell could use to return to the thorax. Which of the two drawing (arteries or veins) has more potential paths for the red blood cell to take? Why is this the case?

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The diagram given below shows the blood vessels that carrys red blood cells from Thorax to the Palm.(Diagram - A)

The diagram given below shows the blood vessels that carrys red blood cells from Palm to Thorax.

(Diagram - B)

And among the shown blood vessels (Arteries and veins) Arteries has the more potential path for the red blood cells to take.

Because, Arteries takes blood directly from the heart where it exhibits a High Arterial Pressure. Thus, the blood vessels carrying blood from the Thorax region to the Palm has more potential than the blood vessels carrying blood from the palm to the Thorax region.

gladiator answered 1 week ago

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