A level Biology (3.1.2 Transport in animals) Flashcards on Biology 3.1.2 Features of blood vessels, created by Sam Gunnell on 28/02/2019.
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What blood vessel does this describe?: Large amounts of elastic tissue
What blood vessel does this describe?: Small amounts of elastic tissue
What blood vessel does this describe?: There is no elastic tissue
What does elastic tissue do in blood vessel walls?
What blood vessel does this describe?: There is large amounts of smooth muscle
What blood vessel does this describe?: Small amounts of smooth muscle as their is no need for blood to be diverted
What blood vessel does this describe?: There is no smooth muscle
What blood vessel does this describe?: Very smooth so blood can flow easily to reduce the risk of blood clots
What blood vessel does this describe?: Walls are completely made of endothelium and no other layers so speed up the exchange of substances
In what arteries are valves found in?
What blood vessel does this describe?: All of these have valves
What blood vessel does this describe?: No valves
Why do capillaries have thin walls?
