Types, Structure And Functions Of Blood Vessels Flashcards by Jass Teagle | Brainscape

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Arteries

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Carry blood away from heart

Walls are thick, elastic fibres and muscle

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Veins

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Large internal diameters
Thin walls
Deoxygenated blood back to lungs

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Capillaries

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Smallest blood vessel
Made of single layer of cells
Exchange of nutrients to surrounding tissues

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