Arteries

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  • Created on: 08-05-13 18:05

1. What are the walls of arteries like?

  • They are strong and elastic because the heart pumps the blood out at a high pressure
  • They are weak and hard because the heart pumps the blood out at a low pressure
  • They are strong and elastic because they heart pumps the blood out at a low pressure
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2. What is the lumen?

  • The hole down the middle of the blood vessels
  • The outside of the blood vessels

3. What are arteries?

  • They are blood vessels that are involved in the exchange of materials at tissues
  • They are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
  • They are blood vessels that carry blood to the heart

4. What do the walls contain?

  • They contain only elastic fibres to allow them to stretch and spring back
  • They contain thick layers of muscles to make them strong, and elastic fibres to allow them to stretch and spring back
  • They contain only a thick layer of muscles to make them strong

5. What are the walls like compared to the lumen?

  • The walls are thick
  • The walls are thin
  • The walls are weak
  • The walls are strong

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