Sports Nutrition Basics. Part 5 - Pre & Post Competition Eating. Long gone are the days when athletes thought that eating a big steak before a game would give them lots of energy. Today's elite sports men and women follow a strict diet, particularly on the day of a competitive match or event.
An artery (plural arteries) (from Greek á¼ÏÏÎ·ÏÎ¯Î± (artÄria), meaning 'windpipe, artery') is a blood vessel that takes oxygenated blood from the heart to all parts of the body. The two exceptions to this rule are the pulmonary and the umbilical arteries.
Word History: The changed meaning of the word artery provides a glimpse into the history of medical science. The word is derived from the ancient Greek artÄriÄ, a word originally applied to any of the vessels that emanated from the chest cavity, including arteries, veins, and the bronchial tubes.