transport vessels Flashcards
how thick are arteries?
thick
what are arteries?
they carry blood under high pressure to body
what is a heart beat?
pulse w/in artery
what is the size of capillaries?
one cell wall thick
where do capillaries carry blood to?
cells
what are capillaries?
site of exchange
how thick are veins?
they are thin
what do veins do?
they carry blood under low pressure
where do veins carry blood to?
the heart
what do veins contain?
one way flaps
what is icf?
intracellular fluid and lymph
what occurs due to icf?
fluid is forced out of capillaries and bathes the cells.
where is all material exchange dissolved in?
the icf
where do excess icf get collected in?
the lymphatic system (vessels)
what happens when icf is collected?
it becomes lymph