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| Functions of blood vessels |
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Definition
| Transport blood and make and release chemical messengers (endocrine gland) |
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Term
| Arteries function is what? |
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Definition
| Transport blood away from the heart. "Resistance vessels" |
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Term
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Definition
| Transport blood towards the heart. "Capacitance vessels" |
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Term
| Capillaries function as what? |
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Definition
| Exchange materials between blood and tissues. |
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Term
| Which blood vessel has the capacity to store a large amount of blood? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the 3 layers in veins and arteries? |
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Definition
| Tunica externa, tunica media and tunica interna. |
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Term
| Why do veins have valves? |
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Definition
| To keep blood flowing in 1 direction; towards the heart. |
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Term
| Which blood vessel has the greatest rate of diffusion and why? |
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Definition
| Capillaries because they are only 1 cell layer thick. |
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Term
| What is a continuous capillary? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is a fenestrated capillary? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is a sinusoidal capillary? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the simplest pathway? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the portal system/series? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the parallel system? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the location and function of the aorta? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the location and function of the brachiocephalic trunk? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the location and function of the left common carotid artery? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the location and function of the left subclavian artery? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the location and function of the right common artery? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the location and function of the right subclavian artery? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the location and function of the internal carotid artery? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the location and function of the external carotid artery? |
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Definition
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