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Arteries have thick walls that carry blood from the heart to different parts of the body. Veins have thinner walls that carry non-oxygenated blood to the heart. Capillaries are extremely thin walls that join arteries to veins.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoarteries
- have a thick outer layer of longitudinal collagen and elastic fibres to avoid bulges and leaks
- have a thick wall to withstand the high pressures
- have thick layers of circular elastic and muscles fibres to help pump the blood on after each heart beat
- have narrow lumen to help maintain the high pressures
capillaries
- have a wall that consists of a single layer of thin cells so the distance for diffusion in or out is small
- have pores between cells in the wall that allow some of the plasma to leak out and form tissue fluid. Phagocytes can also squeeze out
- have very narrow lumen - only about 10um across so that capillaries fit into small spaces. Many small capillaries have a larger surface area than fewer wider ones
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Name three blood vessels?
the three blood vessels are the Veins capillaries Arteries the arteries.
Can you describe the three kinds of blood vessels?
Arteries, veins, capillaries.
What structures connect the smallest arteries with the smallest veins?
Capillaries are the structures that connect arteries to veins.
What are the names of the 3 blood vessles?
Arteries, capillaries, & veins.
What is the blood vessel connecting capillaries to arteries?
Venules, they are smaller and thinner than veins.
What are the three types of blood vesel in the body?
Arteries, veins, capillaries.
What is the smallest of the three veins capillaries and arteries?
Capillaries. They are the microscopic tubes that connect the veins and the arteries.
Which vessels branch from arteries?
The branches from arteries are arterioles and then into capillaries.
What are the kinds of blood vessels?
Capillaries, arteries, and veins are the kinds of blood vessels.
What are the similarities between arteries and capillaries and veins?
Veins, capillaries and arteries is that they are all stops for blood.
What vessels that connect arteries to veins?
Capillaries
Why do most tissues have a greater supply of capillaries than veins and arteries?
Capillaries service cells, arteries and veins transport blood to and from capillaries, respectively.
