Blood Vessels Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three different types of the blood vessel?
A
Arteries, Veins, Capillaries
2
Q
What do arteries do?
A
Carry blood away from the heart
3
Q
What do veins do?
A
Carry blood to the heart
4
Q
What do capillaries do?
A
Involved in the process of exchanging materials at the tissues.
5
Q
True or false, Arteries carry blood under high pressure?
A
True
6
Q
Are the walls of an artery thick or thin?
A
Thick, strong, and elastic.
7
Q
What is the main job of Capillaries?
A
Carry blood really close to every cell to exchange substances like food and oxygen and take away waste like CO2
8
Q
True or false, veins carry blood under high pressure?
A
False
