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Compare the wall thickness and diameter of the three different types of blood vessels?
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Blood vessels have the job of carrying blood to the various parts of the body that needs them. The three main varieties of blood vessel are, arteries, veins and capillaries. Arteries, veins and capillaries vary greatly in size, length and thickness from person.
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â 13y agoArteries carry blood away from the hart, they have the highest blood pressure and amount of oxygen. (except for pulmonary arteries)
Capillaries carry blood from arteries to veins. They are a single cell wide and exchange chemicals with nearby tissue.
Veins carry blood towards the heart, and have the lowest amount of oxygen. (except for pulmonary veins)
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â 9y agoarteries-carry blood away from the heart
veins- carry blood to the heart
capillaries- connect arteries and veins and deliver oxygen to the cells
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What transports blood to the vessels of the chest wall?
compare the kinds of blood vessels according to the thickness of the walls
What blood vessels on one cell thickness?
Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels in the body (in terms of diameter), measuring about 20 micrometres (or one cell) across.
What is a explanation for the differences in size and thickness of the different vessels?
The differences in size has to do with the function of the vessels; where they came from and where they are going.
Explain relationship between the diameter of vessels and the velocity of blood?
describe and explain the relationship between the diameter of vessels and the velocity of blood
What is the approximate diameter of a blood vessel?
In different parts of the body the blood vessels are of different diameters. The normal diameter of the aorta is around 2 cm and this would be the largest vessel in the human body, while the smallest, a capillary would be between 0.5 to 2.28 mm in diameter.
Which structure is a Microscopic blood vessels with one cell thickness?
Capillary
What is the medical term meaning one cell in thickness and are the smallest blood vessels?
The smallest blood vessels are the capillaries.
What happens to blood vessel size?
The size of blood vessels varies enormously, from a diameter of about 25 mm (1 inch) in the aorta to only 8 Ξm in the capillaries.
What is a closed blood system?
Closed circulatory systems have the blood closed at all times within vessels of different size and wall thickness. In this type of system, blood is pumped by a heart through vessels, and does not normally fill body cavities.
What is an arteriogenesis?
An arteriogenesis is an increase in the diameter of existing arterial vessels.
What conditions might cause blood vessels to change diameter?
Blood vessels can feel the shear stress caused by blood flow. When shear stress increases the blood vessel responds and the diameter becomes larger. Thus in short, changes in blood flow might cause blood vessels to change diameter.
What do collecting lymphatic vessels NOT share in common with veins of the cardiovascular system?
Thickness of the walls.
