B3 Blood vessels

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what do arteries do?
carry blood away from the heart
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why do arteries have thick and elastic walls?
they carry blood under high pressure so they have thick and elastic walls so they can stretch
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what do coronary arteries do?
carry blood to the heart
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what do capillaries do?
carry blood to cells and are needed for transport
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out of veins, arteries and capillaries which is one cell thick and why?
capillaries, for easy diffusion
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what do veins do?
carry blood back to the heart
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why do veins have valves?
they carry blood under lower pressure so have valves to orevent the back flow of blood
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why do arteries have thick and elastic walls?

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they carry blood under high pressure so they have thick and elastic walls so they can stretch

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what do coronary arteries do?

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what do capillaries do?

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out of veins, arteries and capillaries which is one cell thick and why?

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