🇬🇧 Artery meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

An artery is a strong, stretchy tube inside your body that carries fresh, red blood away from your heart to all the parts of you—your brain, your toes, your fingers, and everything in between—so they can get oxygen and energy to work.

Mom says I should exercise to keep my arteries healthy, but my couch says, “Stay, we have cushions.”

My brain’s favorite delivery service is the artery that brings it fresh oxygen right on time, every time—no tipping required.

If an artery had a job interview, it would say, “Special skills: fast shipping of blood, never loses packages.”

When I run, my arteries throw a surprise party and invite extra blood to my legs so they don’t fall over.

Arteries usually carry blood full of oxygen away from your heart—except for the pulmonary artery, which is the rebel that carries blood low in oxygen to your lungs instead.

A boy cuts his arm on a broken cup. Red blood jumps fast. His mother sees the artery bleed and cries. Her hand finds the artery and she holds it tight. The doctor says the artery was deep and must be fixed. The doctor ties the artery and the boy sleeps calm. The artery will heal.

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