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Results 1 - 10 of 14 for OXYGEN
  1. ... deflate when a person exhales. During gas exchange oxygen moves from the lungs to the bloodstream. At ... capillaries. That's how close they are. This lets oxygen and carbon dioxide diffuse, or move freely, between ...
  2. ... heart pumps, arteries, shown here in red, carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart toward the ... same time, veins, shown here in blue, carry oxygen-poor blood from the tissues back to the ...
  3. ... aorta is the body's largest artery. It carries oxygen-rich blood from the left ventricle to the ... the lungs. In the lungs, the blood receives oxygen then leaves through the pulmonary veins. It returns ...
  4. ... artery of the brain, blocking the flow of oxygen-rich blood. The lack of oxygen results in damage, destruction, or even tissue death ...
  5. ... liters of blood or blood volume. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients to all the living cells in ...
  6. ... the fetus is in danger because of decreased oxygen flow to the fetus. Some common causes of ...
  7. Brain tissue is supplied with oxygen and nutrients by a network of cerebral arteries. If the wall of an artery becomes weak, a portion of it may ...
  8. ... completely blocked. That would cause a lack of oxygen, or ischemia, in the part of the heart ...
  9. ... the cut includes red blood cells that carry oxygen, platelets that come from white blood cell fragments, ...
  10. ... increases your heart rate. As a result, more oxygen gets to your muscles. That makes your body ...
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