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Flashcards in Cardiovascular Anatomy ---BLOOD VESSELS Deck (10)
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1
Q

Types of blood ______________

A

vessels

2
Q

____________ a. vessel that carries blood ______________ from the heart
b. a small artery is called an _____________

A

Artery
away
arteriole

3
Q

Vein

a. vessel that carries blood _______________ to the heart
b. a small vein is called a ________________

A

back

venule

4
Q

Capillary

a. ____________________ of the vessels
b. carries blood from arterioles to ____________________

A

smallest

venules

5
Q

What carries blood away from the heart?

A

Artery

6
Q

what is a small artery called?

A

arteriole

7
Q

What carries blood to the heart?

A

Vein

8
Q

What is a small vein called?

A

venule

9
Q

What is the smallest of the blood vessels?

A

capillaries/capillary

10
Q

What does the capillary do?

A

carry blood from the arterioles to the venules