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What are the functions of coronary arteries and veins?
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Heart blood flow: Coronary arteries bring oxygenated blood to the heart. Coronary veins returned that same blood to the venous circulation. Both types of vessels sit on the surface of the heart.
Answered 12/4/2014
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Circulate blood: The coronary arteries circulate blood to the heart muscle and the veins drain the blood from the outside of the heart muscle.
Answered 11/11/2012
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Coronary: Coronary arteries supply oxygenated blood to the heart while the veins drain deoxygenated blood away from the heart.
Answered 4/23/2014
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Heart arteries: The heart is a muscle and like any other muscle in the body, there are arteries that carry blood to it and veins that take blood away from it. These are called the coronary arteries and veins.
Answered 7/7/2019
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