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How does the diameter of arteries veins and capillaries compare in size?
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∙ 11y ago
Arteries and veins are both in the same size range
(which goes from more than an inch across to too small to be seen).
Capillaries run about 4 microns - or half the diameter of a red blood cell
(which must fold in order to get through them - thus the significance of sickle cell disease).
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoCapillaries have more area than arteries.
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Which vessels branch from arteries?
The branches from arteries are arterioles and then into capillaries.
How thick is arteries?
capillaries actually aren't arteries. arteries, veins, and capillaries are the major blood transport networks. arteries take blood away from the heart, veins take it back, and capillaries go between the two. capillaries are the smallest of these networks tho
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.
What is it called when arteries and veins are together?
Capillaries
What is the vessel that takes blood from the arteries to capillaries?
Arterioles take blood from the arteries to the capillaries. Venules take blood from the capillaries to the veins.
How do veins arteries and capillaries compared in size within diameter?
arteries are the biggest and capilleries are small,but veins are the same size range with arteries
Name three blood vessels?
the three blood vessels are the Veins capillaries Arteries the arteries.
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.
Compare and contrast arteries veins and capillaries?
how? please be more specific!! thanks <3
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.
Compare the wall thickness and diameter of the three different types of blood vessels?
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.
