Lab 3: vessels

Blood is carried through out the body by way of...

• blood vessels

• lymphatic nodes

• Capillaries

Blood vessels include...

• epicardium, endocardium, myocardium

• arteries. arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins

• parietal, visceral, pericardial

Arteries are the vessels that carry blood away from....

• heart

• lungs

• liver

_____ are smaller vessels that will branch out into even smaller vessels _____

• Arterioles, capillaries

• venules, veins

• arteries, vein

The thin-walled capillaries allow for the exchange of _____ and wastes between the blood and the tissues,

• Nutrients

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

As the capillaries unite, the form ....

• venules

• veins

• arteries

• arterioles

the venules collect blood from the capillaries and transport it to LARGER VESSLES called ....

• arteries

• veins

The ___ function to carry the blood back to the heart.

• veins

• arteries

The veins run ____ to arteries

• horizontal

• parallel

The major vessels of the cardiovascular system are the _________

• arteries and veins

• venules and arterioles