Blood Vessels & Conduction Flashcards
1
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types of vessels
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Arteries
Arterioles
Capillaries
Venules
Veins
2
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Arteries
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Blood vessels carry high-pressure blood AWAY from the heart
Have thick muscular walls to maintain blood pressure all the way to the tissues
Almost all arteries carry oxygenated blood (exception is the pulmonary artery)
3
Q
Pulse
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when the heart contracts, you feel the change in diameter of the artery when increased blood volume flows through it
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