Vein meaning in English
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Definition
a vein: a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body
Examples
- "The testosterone in my veins gets me results!"
- "The bullet passed harmlessly through the fleshy part of my arm, and no veins or arteries were damaged."
- "I think this vein here is a good one."
Exercise 1
Can you do better than Edward? What are the RIGHT answers to these questions?
Hint: Edward's answers were wrong!
"I am a pair of organs in the abdominal region of the body. I am shaped like two beans. I maintain the balance of fluid in the body by removing waste from the blood and excreting it as urine. What am I?" -->
"I am the tubes which carry blood around the body and to the heart. You can see me in parts of the body where the skin is thin, and I look blue! Heroin addicts inject their drugs into me." -->
"I am a pair of organs located in the chest, I am made up of two spongy sacks. I remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen. What am I?" -->
Hint: Edward's answers were wrong!
"I am a pair of organs in the abdominal region of the body. I am shaped like two beans. I maintain the balance of fluid in the body by removing waste from the blood and excreting it as urine. What am I?" -->
"I am the tubes which carry blood around the body and to the heart. You can see me in parts of the body where the skin is thin, and I look blue! Heroin addicts inject their drugs into me." -->
"I am a pair of organs located in the chest, I am made up of two spongy sacks. I remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen. What am I?" -->
Can you do better than Edward? What are the RIGHT answers to these questions?
Hint: Edward's answers were wrong!
"I am a pair of organs in the abdominal region of the body. I am shaped like two beans. I maintain the balance of fluid in the body by removing waste from the blood and excreting it as urine. What am I?" -->kidneys 1
"I am the tubes which carry blood around the body and to the heart. You can see me in parts of the body where the skin is thin, and I look blue! Heroin addicts inject their drugs into me." -->veins 2
"I am a pair of organs located in the chest, I am made up of two spongy sacks. I remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen. What am I?" -->lungs 3
Hint: Edward's answers were wrong!
"I am a pair of organs in the abdominal region of the body. I am shaped like two beans. I maintain the balance of fluid in the body by removing waste from the blood and excreting it as urine. What am I?" -->kidneys 1
"I am the tubes which carry blood around the body and to the heart. You can see me in parts of the body where the skin is thin, and I look blue! Heroin addicts inject their drugs into me." -->veins 2
"I am a pair of organs located in the chest, I am made up of two spongy sacks. I remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen. What am I?" -->lungs 3
1 kidneys: This is better than Edward! The kidneys are the two organs found in the back that make and then expel urine from the body. They regulate the fluid we take in and filter the blood. Some people like to eat kidneys!
1 veins: This is not the correct answer. Veins are smaller than arteries and do a similar job. They take blood to the heart. This choice is not right in this context.
1 lungs: Incorrect. Lungs is not the right choice: the lungs are situated in the chest and help us to breathe. Smokers often get lung cancer.
1 liver: No! This is exactly what Edward said! The liver is a red-brown organ which helps break down food. It is not correct in this context.
1 arteries: This is incorrect. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and around the body!
1 heart: This is incorrect. The heart is the muscular organ which beats in our chests, and represents love!
2 veins: This is the right choice. "Veins" are vessels or tubes which carry blood TO the heart. We think Edward should have got half a point for his answer, because he was close! Edward said "arteries" which carry blood AWAY from the heart. It's quite complicated biology!
2 kidneys: This is incorrect. The kidneys are the two organs found in the back that make and then expel urine from the body.
2 lungs: Incorrect. Lungs is not the right choice: the lungs are situated in the chest and help us to breathe. Smokers often get lung cancer.
2 arteries: No! This is exactly what Edward said. Arteries carry blood away from the heart, not to it!
2 liver: WRONG! The liver is a red-brown organ which helps break down food. It is not correct in this context.
2 heart: This is incorrect. The heart is the muscular organ which beats in our chests, and represents love!
3 lungs: This is the right answer. The lungs are found in the chest and fill up with air when we breathe in. They then use the oxygen to supply the blood and expel the carbon dioxide. Smokers run the risk of getting lung cancer.
3 liver: The liver is a red-brown organ which helps break down food. It is not correct in this context.
3 veins: This is not the correct answer. Veins are smaller than arteries and do a similar job. They take blood to the heart. This choice is not right in this context.
3 arteries: This is not the correct choice. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and around the body.
3 kidneys: This is incorrect. The kidneys are the two organs found in the back that make and then expel urine from the body.
3 heart: This is incorrect. The heart is the muscular organ which beats in our chests, and represents love!
Exercise 2
Can you do better than Edward? What are the RIGHT answers to these questions?
Hint: Edward's answers were wrong!
"I am a pair of organs in the abdominal region of the body. I am shaped like two beans. I maintain the balance of fluid in the body by removing waste from the blood and excreting it as urine. What am I?" -->
"I am the tubes which carry blood around the body and to the heart. You can see me in parts of the body where the skin is thin, and I look blue! Heroin addicts inject their drugs into me." -->
"I am a pair of organs located in the chest, I am made up of two spongy sacks. I remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen. What am I?" -->
Hint: Edward's answers were wrong!
"I am a pair of organs in the abdominal region of the body. I am shaped like two beans. I maintain the balance of fluid in the body by removing waste from the blood and excreting it as urine. What am I?" -->
"I am the tubes which carry blood around the body and to the heart. You can see me in parts of the body where the skin is thin, and I look blue! Heroin addicts inject their drugs into me." -->
"I am a pair of organs located in the chest, I am made up of two spongy sacks. I remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen. What am I?" -->
Can you do better than Edward? What are the RIGHT answers to these questions?
Hint: Edward's answers were wrong!
"I am a pair of organs in the abdominal region of the body. I am shaped like two beans. I maintain the balance of fluid in the body by removing waste from the blood and excreting it as urine. What am I?" -->kidneys 1
"I am the tubes which carry blood around the body and to the heart. You can see me in parts of the body where the skin is thin, and I look blue! Heroin addicts inject their drugs into me." -->veins 2
"I am a pair of organs located in the chest, I am made up of two spongy sacks. I remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen. What am I?" -->lungs 3
Hint: Edward's answers were wrong!
"I am a pair of organs in the abdominal region of the body. I am shaped like two beans. I maintain the balance of fluid in the body by removing waste from the blood and excreting it as urine. What am I?" -->kidneys 1
"I am the tubes which carry blood around the body and to the heart. You can see me in parts of the body where the skin is thin, and I look blue! Heroin addicts inject their drugs into me." -->veins 2
"I am a pair of organs located in the chest, I am made up of two spongy sacks. I remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide it with oxygen. What am I?" -->lungs 3
1 kidneys: This is better than Edward! The kidneys are the two organs found in the back that make and then expel urine from the body. They regulate the fluid we take in and filter the blood. Some people like to eat kidneys!
1 veins: This is not the correct answer. Veins are smaller than arteries and do a similar job. They take blood to the heart. This choice is not right in this context.
1 lungs: Incorrect. Lungs is not the right choice: the lungs are situated in the chest and help us to breathe. Smokers often get lung cancer.
1 liver: No! This is exactly what Edward said! The liver is a red-brown organ which helps break down food. It is not correct in this context.
1 arteries: This is incorrect. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and around the body!
1 heart: This is incorrect. The heart is the muscular organ which beats in our chests, and represents love!
2 veins: This is the right choice. "Veins" are vessels or tubes which carry blood TO the heart. We think Edward should have got half a point for his answer, because he was close! Edward said "arteries" which carry blood AWAY from the heart. It's quite complicated biology!
2 kidneys: This is incorrect. The kidneys are the two organs found in the back that make and then expel urine from the body.
2 lungs: Incorrect. Lungs is not the right choice: the lungs are situated in the chest and help us to breathe. Smokers often get lung cancer.
2 arteries: No! This is exactly what Edward said. Arteries carry blood away from the heart, not to it!
2 liver: WRONG! The liver is a red-brown organ which helps break down food. It is not correct in this context.
2 heart: This is incorrect. The heart is the muscular organ which beats in our chests, and represents love!
3 lungs: This is the right answer. The lungs are found in the chest and fill up with air when we breathe in. They then use the oxygen to supply the blood and expel the carbon dioxide. Smokers run the risk of getting lung cancer.
3 liver: The liver is a red-brown organ which helps break down food. It is not correct in this context.
3 veins: This is not the correct answer. Veins are smaller than arteries and do a similar job. They take blood to the heart. This choice is not right in this context.
3 arteries: This is not the correct choice. Arteries carry blood away from the heart and around the body.
3 kidneys: This is incorrect. The kidneys are the two organs found in the back that make and then expel urine from the body.
3 heart: This is incorrect. The heart is the muscular organ which beats in our chests, and represents love!
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