Blood Vessels - Types And Naming 🩸 Flashcards

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1
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What are the three types of blood vessel?

A
  • Arteries 🖼️
  • Capillaries 🐛
  • Veins 💙 🩵
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What is the function of the arteries? 🖼️

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To carry blood away from the heart
🫀 🛒 ➡️ 🩸

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What kind of pressure is the blood from the Arteries under? 🖼️

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Blood is under high pressure
🩸💨📈

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What is in the walls of the Arteries? 🖼️

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There is a thick layer of muscle and elastic in the wall

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5
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How is the pulse created?

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Pulse created by heart pumping and contraction of heart muscles

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What can you tell me about the arteries’ resistance to pressure?

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They are resistant to pressure

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Arteries image

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What are the capillaries?

A

Sites of exchange 💙 🤝 ❤️

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What pressure is the blood at in the capillaries

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Blood is at low pressure
🩸 💨 📉

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10
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What size are the capillaries

A

Microscopic

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What pulse do the capillaries have

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No pulse ❌💓

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What are the walls of the capillaries like

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The walls are a single cell thick

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What is the size of the lumen on the capillaries

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They are thin

(skinny queens)

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Is there valves in the capillaries?

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There are no valves

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15
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What are the capillaries like physically

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Delicate 🫳🥺🫴
Easily broken

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16
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Is there a pulse in the veins?

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No pulse

17
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What is the purpose of the veins 💙 🩵

A

Veins return blood back to heart
🩸 🛒 ➡️🫀

18
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What are the valves like in the veins

A

Valves to stop blood flowing back

19
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What is the structure of the veins like

A

Thin walls 🧱
Less muscle ✖️💪
Flexible🦵

20
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What is the pressure in the veins

A

Low pressure

21
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What are the lumen like in the veins

A

Wide lumen