arterial blood
Noun
Meaning
blood found in arteries
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Amazing how being bathed in arterial blood can wash out any lingering romantic disappointments.
except for the pulmonary artery the arterial blood is rich in oxygen
Air from the lungs passed from the lungs via the pulmonary artery to the left side of the heart and created arterial blood.
Angiotensin II also acts on the smooth muscle in the walls of the arterioles causing these small diameter vessels to constrict, thereby restricting the outflow of blood from the arterial tree, causing the arterial blood pressure to rise.
As the arterial blood was created 'sooty' vapors were created and passed to the lungs also via the pulmonary artery to be exhaled.
An arterial blood gas test will measure these.