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What is the correct pathway that an erythrocyte would travel during systemic circulation?

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N. Kingsley

N. Kingsley

N. Kingsley
N. Kingsley, Writer, Columbus

Answered Jul 17, 2018

Blood flows through special channels in its course around the body. It needs to travel around the body in special channels that transport it around the body and help it to traverse the different systems. The course it follows is from the aorta to the arteriole to the capillary to the venule and then to the vein. Each part of the circuit has special characteristics which allows the blood to flow perfectly and deliver its nutrients.

The arteries are thick walled and muscular to withstand the high blood pressure, the arterioles are muscular to regulate local tissue flow, the capillaries are thin which helps them deliver nutrients and take up waste products.

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John Adney

John Adney

John Adney
John Adney

Answered Apr 06, 2017

Aorta--arteriole--capillary--venule--vein

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John Smith

John Smith

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John Smith

Answered Mar 06, 2017

Aorta--arteriole--capillary--venule--vein

Aorta leaves the heart, arteries away from the heart to capillaries, venules leave the capillaries and veins to the heart
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