All about the heart and blood vessels!

The heart

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1. Why do arteries have elastic tissue in the walls?

  • to cope with the high pressure caused by the heartbeat
  • to expand in case of clot
  • in case of damage
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2. Do veins contain valves?

  • Yes
  • No

3. What does the vena cava do?

  • pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs
  • bring deoxygenated blood back from the body
  • pump oxygenated blood to the body
  • bring oxygenated blood back from the lungs

4. Why does the left ventricle have thicker walls than the right ventricle?

  • needs to contract powerfully to pump blood all the way round the body but right side only needs to get blood to the lungs, which are nearby
  • less well supported

5. Do arteries have thick or thin muscle layer?

  • Thick
  • Thin

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