Blood Vessels
Cards (24)
- What is the process called when a cell bursts due to osmosis?
- What are the three types of blood vessels and their functions?
- What is the direction of blood flow in arteries?
- Why do arteries have thick walls?
- What type of blood pressure do arteries have?
- Do arteries have valves?
- What is the lumen diameter of arteries compared to veins?
- What is the direction of blood flow in veins?
- Why are veins thinner than arteries?
- What type of blood pressure do veins have?
- Do veins have valves?
- What is the lumen diameter of veins compared to arteries?
- What is the direction of blood flow in capillaries?
- Why are capillaries one cell thick?
- What type of blood pressure do capillaries have?
- What is the lumen diameter of capillaries?
- What are the exceptions to the usual blood flow in the pulmonary artery and vein?
- What does the renal artery carry more of compared to the renal vein?
- Why does the hepatic portal vein have more oxygen than the hepatic vein?
- What happens to glucose in the liver?
- What does the renal vein have less of compared to the renal artery?
- What is the role of the kidney in blood composition?
- How does the composition of blood change from the hepatic portal vein to the hepatic vein?
- How does the composition of blood change from the renal artery to the renal vein?