The Structure of Blood Vessels (Edexcel GCSE Physical Education): Flashcards
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Artery walls
Artery walls
Thick muscular & elastic
Artery lumen size
Artery lumen size
Small
Blood pressure in arteries
Blood pressure in arteries
High
Direction arteries carry blood
Direction arteries carry blood
Away from heart
Type of blood in arteries
Type of blood in arteries
Usually oxygenated
Which artery carries deoxygenated blood?
Which artery carries deoxygenated blood?
Pulmonary artery
Vein walls
Vein walls
Thin
Vein lumen size
Vein lumen size
Large
Blood pressure in veins
Blood pressure in veins
Low
Feature veins contain
Feature veins contain
Valves
Type of blood in veins
Type of blood in veins
Mainly deoxygenated
Capillary wall thickness
Capillary wall thickness
Very thin (one cell thick)
What capillaries link
What capillaries link
Smaller arteries with small veins
Function of capillaries
Function of capillaries
Gaseous exchange
Blood pressure in capillaries
Blood pressure in capillaries
Low