11.3. Blood vessels
A subsection of Biology, 5090, through 11. Transport in humans
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shows a vertical section through a human heart viewed from the front. Two chambers, X and Y, are labelled. X Y Use , and your knowledge of the circulatory system, to complete Table 2.1. Table 2.1 chamber name of chamber name of blood vessel carrying blood from chamber X Y shows how the mean blood pressure changes as blood flows through different types of blood vessel after leaving the heart. mean blood pressure / arbitrary units arteries capillaries type of blood vessel veins diameter of blood vessel / arbitrary units arteries capillaries type of blood vessel veins Draw a line on to show how the diameters of the vessels that blood flows through vary. Use the line you have drawn on , and your biological knowledge, to explain why the mean blood pressure is higher in an artery than in a vein. shows blood returning to the heart at low pressure through a vein in a leg. direction of blood flow back to heart D E Name part D in . Explain how this part enables blood to return to the heart. name of part D function Suggest how the parts labelled E in help blood to return to the heart.
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2015
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Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 show transverse sections of two types of blood vessel. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Name the type of blood vessel shown in: Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Describe the differences in the structures shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 that helped you to identify these blood vessels. The diagram below is of a simplified, incomplete longitudinal section from the type of blood vessel shown in Fig. 2. The direction of blood flow is shown. direction of blood flow Complete the diagram by drawing one set of valves. Describe the function of these valves.
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2018
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