Arteries and Veins


 
 
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Arteries and Veins

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood from heart to all parts of the body. Blood flows through the arteries have thick, elastic walls. The arteries branch out into smaller tubes known as capillaries when they enter the organs.

Veins carry the oxygen deficient and carbon dioxide rich blood back to the heart. Veins have thinner walls than arteries since blood flows at a lower pressure. Veins have valves that prevent backflow of blood flows at a lower pressure. Veins have valves that prevent backflow of blood, so blood flows in one direction, that is, towards the heart.

Capillaries are thin walled blood vessels and form a network of extremely tiny blood vessels between arteries and veins. The walls of the capillaries are so thin that diffusion of gases and chemical substances takes place very easily.

                                         

                           Arteries

                  Veins

1. They carry blood away from the heart.

They carry blood to the heart.

2. They are thick walled tubes.

They have thinner walls.

3. They are deeply placed under the skin, and blood moves under high pressure.

They are superficially placed and blood does not move under pressure.

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Question : 1

The impure, deoxygenated blood, rich in waste materials is carried by the ________________

Right Option : C
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Question : 2

The pure, oxygenated blood, rich in nutrients are carried by the ___________________

Right Option : B
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Question : 3

The vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called __________________ .

Right Option : A
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