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Arteries carry blood away from the heart, have thicker walls (more muscle and elastic tissue) and smaller lumens. Veins carry blood towards the heart, have thinner walls, and larger lumens. They also have one-way valves to prevent backflow of blood to the lower extremeties.
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Name three blood vessels?
the three blood vessels are the Veins capillaries Arteries the arteries.
What do arteries and veins drain?
Arteries drain (pump blood) into veins. Veins drain into your lungs and heart to be re-oxygenated. (This is not true for veins and arteries to and from your lungs.)
What is the difference between the blood in the arteries and the blood in the veins?
Veins do not pulsate Arteries pulsate Veins can easily collapse Arteries do not collapse (except in shock) Veins contain valves Blood pressure is low in the veins and higher in the arteries
What material surrounds veins and arteries?
Cellulose is what surronds veins and arteries.
What is the difference between muscle in veins and arteries?
Thee difference between muscle in veins and arteries is that muscles of arteries are thicker compared to those of veins.
What two ways are veins structurally different from arteries?
blood travels away from the heart through arteries and blood travels to the heart through the veins
Are veins thicker than arteries?
The tunica media is thicker in arteries than in veins.
What does the blood travel through?
arteries and veins
What are facts your veins and arteries?
if you attach your veins and arteries together,it will go around the world
What are the names of the 3 blood vessles?
Arteries, capillaries, & veins.
What do veins have that arteries don't have?
Arteries have a pulse
What returns blood the veins or the arteries?
The veins.
