Dora /do-ra/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced DOR-ah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Dora is gift. Short form of Dorothy or names like Theodora. Also used as a prefix in blended names. Literary: introduced as an independent name by a character in Charles Dickens's David Copperfield.
A: The function of the arteries is to carry oxygenated blood to organs and cells in the body. Because of this, arterial blood has a bright red color and flows away from the heart. Arterial walls have three layers. The outer layer is elastic connective tissue, and the middle layer is made out of muscle.
The function of arteries is to take blood from the heart to parts of the body. There are two sets of arteries (relating to each side of the heart):- those that take blood f â¦ rom the heart to the lungs to be re-oxygenated; known as the pulmonary arteries.These are the only arteries that transport de-oxygenated blood.he function of the coronary artery is to carry oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium (heart muscle), it does not actually take the carbon dioxide away, (that is the job of t â¦ he great and small cardiac veins). 46 people found this useful.