The Gulf of Mexico covers a surface area of 579,153 sq miles (1.5 million sq km), and is measured 994 miles (1,600 km) west to east, and 559 miles (900 km) north to south.
After travelling from the aorta, blood travels through peripheral arteries into smaller arteries called arterioles, and eventually to capillaries. Arterioles help in regulating blood pressure by the variable contraction of the smooth muscle of their walls, and deliver blood to the capillaries.
The function of blood vessels is to carry blood around the body. Blood vessels are the passageway of blood. They are found all over your body. When any blood vessel is punctur â¦ ed or cut,blood flows out. There are three kinds of blood vessels in the human body. These are arteries,the veins, and the capillaries.