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the capillary walls are 1/1000 of a centimeter [very thin compared to other blood vessels]
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∙ 11y agoA couple of millimeters at most, they vary slightly from person to person.
Also, arteries are thicker than veins.
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∙ 13y agobecause united are the best
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∙ 11y agoApproximately 5-10 micrometers.
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What type of vessel holds the greatest volume of blood?
Veins, but there walls aren't that thick.
What is a thick walled vessel that carries blood away from the heart?
arteries
What blood vessels have thick walls?
Arteries have thick elastic walls that can expand and contract, because they carry blood pumped from the heart. Veins return the blood to the heart but the pressure is not the same as in the arteries.
How thick are the walls of capillaries compared to those of arteries and veins?
Arteries and veins have much thicker walls compared to capillaries. The largest arteries and veins have walls up to 5 mm thick, while capillaries have walls that are only one cell layer thick.
Do you arteries have Thick Rough inner walls?
Arteries have thick muscular walls to push your blood and spread out the pulse so it lowers its pressure. Your blood pressure is quite high when it leaves your heart and it comes in pulses. When it finishes going through your arteries and into your capillaries, your body wants it to go slow and be gentle. The muscles in your arteries change it to a smoother flow as they push it along.
What is the stucture of an artery?
The walls of the arteries are very thick in fact artery walls consist of three cell layers.
Which blood vessel is permeable?
Only capillaries have permeable walls; veins and arteries are not permeable.
Give a reason why the blood vessel has the thickest and most elastic wall?
Arteries have the most thick and elastic walls causing them to have a smaller lumen. They have the most thick walls because they have to withstand the high amounts of pressure as they carry oxygenated blood. This is the reason they have no valves as their is no chance of back flow of blood unlike veins.
What blood vessel disease occurs when fatty deposits build up on the inner walls of the arteries?
arteriosclerosis
Which blood vessel has thick muscular walls and divide into smaller and smaller branches?
Vein
What does an artery do?
Pulmonary arteries carry the blood from the heart and into the lungs, the cartrid artery carries the blood from the heart to the head and arms. renal arteries carry blood to the liver.
Why do you think arteries function better with thick walls?
Because they have to deal with high pressure blood
