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Arteries are thicker walled to hold the blood pressure of the heart pushing blood into them away from the heart. The thickness is from oxygen rich blood within them. Veins have no oxygen in the blood so that they must be fed oxygen with what ever red blood surrounds them. The blood pushed away from the heart thru an artery will flow faster than the blood drawn back to the heart, returning to the heart in a vein. (Simple fact blowing has more power than sucking.) This is why a banding around a limb usually fills with blood because the heart pressure pushes the blood through /past the banding but the draw from the heart isnt powerful enough to bring the blood back with the tight cord around your limb.
Blood flows faster in the arteries because not only is their more muscle tissue than in a vein but arteries are thicker.
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Is blood flow faster in veins?
Blood flow is faster in arteries than in veins. Blood flow in veins is lower pressure.
Where does Blood flow mostly through?
veins and arteries
Order of blood flow?
through veins & arteries genius
What happens to blood pressure as blood moves from arteries to veins?
Blood pressure decreases as blood moves from arteries to veins. For this reason, veins have valves to encourage the one-way flow of blood back to the heart.
Which blood vessels allow blood to flow between the arteries and veins?
Capillaries.
What direction does the blood flow in the heart?
there are two main veins that makes the blood flow toward the heart which are the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.
Blood flow in the body follows the pattern of?
Heart to arteries to capillaries to veins.
What do arteries contain that prevent the back flow of blood?
Nothing, it is only pressure that keeps blood moving in the right direction in arteries. Veins have valves that prevent backflow of blood, but arteries do not.
Do the larger arteries contain valves to prevent the back flow of blood?
No, veins have the valves, arteries don't.
Which type of blood vessels does the blood flow away from the heart in?
Blood flows away from the heart in arteries, and towards the heart in veins.
What are the 2 main differences between Arteries and Veins?
Viens carry blood away from the heart while veins carry blood towardj the heart. Arteries are generally thicker than veins because arteries must withstand the pressure of the blood coming away from the heart.
Direction of blood flow in the capillaries?
Blood flows from arteries to veins or from arterioles (small arteries) to venules (small veins) in a capillary bed.
