Why are the arteries and veins connected by the capillaries? If veins carry de-oxygenated blood and arteries carry oxygenated blood, why are they connected?
1 Answer
Mar 22, 2018
You need a return path to the heart/lung system: this is a closed loop .
Explanation:
Veins and arteries are just nomenclature:one carries oxygenated blood the other de-oxygenated to various end points of the body.
You need a return path to the heart/lung system: this is a closed loop .