Blood Vessels

Question 1

What are Arterys

Answer 1

-Carry blood away from the heart
-Thick Muscular walls
-Small lumen
-High Pressure

Question 2

What are Veins

Answer 2

-Carry blood towards the heart
-Thin walls
-Large Lumen
-Low Pressure

Question 3

What are Capillaries

Answer 3

-Connect Arteries to Vein
-Really small
-Semi-Permeable
-1 Cell thick

Question 4

What are Arterioles

Answer 4

They control blood distribution by changing diameter. They adjust blood flow to capillaries

Question 5

What are Venules

Answer 5

They connect capillaries to veins and they take blood from the capillaries and transport deoxygenated blood back to the heart.