Human Anatomy - The Circulatory System & Blood Vessels

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What do arteries do? What are they?
Carry blood away from the heart
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What are capillaries? What do they do?
Small vessels that are linked to the arterioles to veins allow an exchange for substances from the blood stream to the body cells.
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What are arterioles? What do they do?
Smaller arteries which control the blood flow to the capillaries
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What are venules? What do they do?
Small veins which control blood flow from the capillaries to the veins
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What is a vein? What does it do?
Carry blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
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What are the five types of blood vessels?
Arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins
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What are capillaries? What do they do?

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Small vessels that are linked to the arterioles to veins allow an exchange for substances from the blood stream to the body cells.

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What are arterioles? What do they do?

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What are venules? What do they do?

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What is a vein? What does it do?

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