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AS Biology blood vessels

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    Biology review of blood vessels and blood components
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  • Name parts A, B, and C
    A= artery B= vein C= capillaries
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  • Name the component of blood seen here and state it's function
    Red blood cell, transports oxygen and carbon dioxide
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  • Name the component of blood seen here and state it's function
    plasma; carries nutrients, carbon dioxide and waste products and heat
  •  15
  • Name the component of blood seen here and state it's function
    platelet; clotting of the blood
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  • Name the component of blood seen here and state it's function
    white blood cell/ leukocyte; defends the body from pathogens
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  • Name this blood vessel and explain how you know using two visible features
    capillary; very small lumen (one blood cell can squeeze through), one-cell thick wall
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  • Name of feature of veins that ensures one-way flow of blood and explain why this is necessary
    valves; blood in veins is at low pressure and travelling against gravity- must ensure no backflow
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  • You are looking at an image of a large vein surrounded by skeletal muscles. Use the image to explain how these features aid circulation
    top valve open, skeletal muscles contract squeezing blood towards the heart, bottom valve closed.
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  • What blood vessel carries blood to the kidneys?
    renal artery
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  • What blood. vessel carries blood away from the liver?
    hepatic vein
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  • What blood vessel carries the products of digestion from the small intestine to the liver for assimilation?
    Hepatic portal vein
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  • Name the biggest blood vessel in the body
    aorta
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  • Name the biggest vein in the body
    Vena Cava
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  • Describe the role of the pulmonary artery (include the type of blood contained)
    carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs to pick up oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
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  • Describe the role of the pulmonary vein (include the type of blood contained)
    carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart for circulation to the rest of the body
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  • Name this type of blood vessel and describe and explain two visible adaptations
    (muscular) artery; narrow lumen, thinner tunica media with more smooth muscle than elastic fibers
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