Blood Vessels

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  • Created on: 01-02-14 17:15
Capillaries are how many cell thick?
one
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What carries blood to the heart?
Veins
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Arteries carry blood at what pressure?
High
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Veins have what?
Valves
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Capillaries can do what to substances?
Diffuse them in and out
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Capillaries only having one cell thick walls helps?
Increase the rate of diffusion
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Arteries branch into what?
Capillaries
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The valves in vains do what?
Keep the blood flowing in the right direction
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The wall of an artery is thick compared to the what?
Lumen (hole down the middle)
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What carries blood to the heart?

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Veins

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Arteries carry blood at what pressure?

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Veins have what?

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Capillaries can do what to substances?

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