Biology 2.2.3 Flashcards
1
Q
What do the ‘Arteries’ do?
A
Transport Oxygenated Blood away from Heart, to Body.
2
Q
What do the ‘Veins’ do?
A
Transport Deoxygenated Blood from Body, to Heart.
3
Q
What do the ‘Capillaries’ do?
A
Thin Walls which Allow for Substances to Leave the Blood, & Enter your Body’s Tissues. (& Vice Versa).
4
Q
Arteries have ___ Elastic Walls & ___ Lumens to Withstand the ___ of the Oxygenated Blood from the Heart.
A
Thick, Narrow, Pressure.
5
Q
Veins have ___ Elastic Walls & ___ Lumens, as well as ___ to Prevent ___.
A
Thin, Wide, Valves, Backflow.
6
Q
The Walls of the Capillaries are made solely from a Single Layer of ___ Cells.
A
Endothelial.
