blood vessels

Question 1

Arteries (structure)

Answer 1

thick walls
Elastic walls
Small lumen

Question 2

Arteries(function)

Answer 2

Transports blood away from the heart. Oxygenated blood

Question 3

Veins (function)

Answer 3

Thinner walls
Muscle wall
Large lumpen

Question 4

Vein (function)

Answer 4

Transports blood towards the heart. Transports de-oxygenated blood

Question 5

Capillaries (function)

Answer 5

Exchange of gasses and nutrients occurs between blood and tissues by the process of diffusion

Question 6

Capillaries (structure)

Answer 6

One cell thick to allow for diffusion
White blood cells
Thin walled