Blood vessel

Question 1

Type of blood vessels

Answer 1

Artery
Blood capillaries
vein

Question 2

Function of artery

Answer 2

quickly transport blood at high pressure generated by heart to tissue

Question 3

characteristics of aorta and its function

Answer 3

Elastic wall to stop breaking due to high pressure

Question 4

What are arterioles

Answer 4

Branches of arteries that become small vessels which the branches out into a group of cappilaries

Question 5

Characteristics of capillaries and its function

Answer 5

blood vessels with thin walls (one cell) to allow for gas, nutrients, excretory substances, and hormone exchange via diffusion
Not muscular or elastic
Very tiny Lumen
No valve
Low blood pressure
Flow from artery to vein

Question 6

What are venules

Answer 6

Rejoined venules are combined to make veins

Question 7

Function of veins

Answer 7

transport blood back to heart

Question 8

Characteristic of artery and its function

Answer 8

Wall is thick muscular and elastic to handle high pressure
Small Lumen increasing pressure
Semilunar valve at base of aorta and pulmonary artery
High blood pressure
Blood flow from heart to body

Question 9

Characteristic of veins

Answer 9

Wall is thin, less muscular and less elastic due to very low pressure
Lumen large reducing pressure
Blood pressure is very low
Blood flow from body to heart