lower on my leg my blood is bright red and up higher on my leg its dark red?!


Question: Lower on my leg my blood is bright red and up higher on my leg its dark red?
when i get hurt the blood around my feet is bright red
and then up higher on my legs its a dark dark red
why is it like that?

Answers:

depending whether you rupture an arterial vessel or a venous vessel the color of the blood will be a rich red or a dark red. This is because the arterial vessels carry oxygen and other nutrient enriched blood from the heart and lungs to the body. the venous vessels carry oxygen depleted blood back to the heart and lungs to be enriched again . hope this helps.




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