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 the coronary arteries and veins is to supply the heart with vital oxygen for it to function. It may also carry trace minerals that help it conduct and contract â¦ .o transport oxygenated blood though the system and into the veins to be oxygenated. The arteries' main functions are to carry blood (mainly erythrocytes, leukocytes, thrombocytes, and plasma) throughout the body. The blood carries oxygen, fights pathogens, clots blood, and maintains body temperature.