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A [[blood vessel]] which carries [[blood]] away from the [[heart]].
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==Key Stage 3==
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===Meaning===
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An [[artery]] is a [[blood vessel]] which carries [[blood]] away from the [[heart]].
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==Key Stage 4==
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===Meaning===
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An [[artery]] is a [[blood vessel]] which carries high [[pressure]] [[blood]] away from the [[heart]].
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===Adaptations of Arteries===
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: '''Arteries''' have a thick layer of [[muscle]] to cope with the high [[pressure]] of the [[blood]].
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: '''Arteries''' have a several layers of elastic [[tissue]] which can stretch to cope with the high [[pressure]] of the [[blood]].
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|[[File:Artery.png|center|300px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] of an [[artery]].
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===About Arteries===
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: Most, but not all, '''arteries''' carry [[oxygenated]] [[blood]].
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===References===
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====AQA====
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe09693 ''Arteries, page 31, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945563/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945563&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9a1d023a374038e6072f33c4f3cf808b ''Arteries, page 35, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=5ec5fc3f6429e30c1d9ab9bca2bccf93 ''Arteries, page 77, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945954/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945954&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=100574c08fbbb64318256eb79ed61a76 ''Arteries, page 83, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851338/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851338&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=425855d5890466e47189e1c21b67a1ea ''Arteries, pages 51, 53, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Arteries, pages 51, 53, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Arteries, pages 54-55, 141, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158754/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158754&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=27ad53b0283feeff7fc5ae04a9e205f54 ''Artery, pages 113, 205, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA']
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====Edexcel====
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Arteries, page 114, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Arteries, page 166, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948120/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948120&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=dedef775c6a43dbb0a609441525adac0 ''Arteries, page 264, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945741/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945741&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=30da4f2178da182547b62a7329d13b57 ''Arteries, page 62, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946748/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946748&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a4f0348fc37d0ba1bb52d27f8679581f ''Arteries, page 90, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel '']
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====OCR====
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945695/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945695&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ceafcc80bcad6b6754ee97a0c7ceea53 ''Arteries, pages 30, 78, Gateway GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR  '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945660/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945660&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=83aa4500ad7759e7f401a1c5ba5df758 ''Arteries, pages 37, 104, Gateway GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR '']
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:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359810/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359810&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=d768d99f1a06f7c12fab40e5aef85a55 ''Arteries, pages 74-76, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR '']

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Key Stage 3

Meaning

An artery is a blood vessel which carries blood away from the heart.

Key Stage 4

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