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What are Blood vessels?

Blood vessels are the tubes that carry blood. There are three major types of blood vessels: arteries, veins, and blood capillaries.

What are Arteries?

  • Arteries are the blood vessels that carry Oxygenated blood from the heart to all the cells in the body, except for pulmonary
  • Arteries have Thicker walls to withstand the pressure of
  • The walls of the arteries are elastic as compared to walls of

What are Veins?

  • Veins are the blood vessels that carry Deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart, except for pulmonary
  • Veins have Thinner walls as compared to arteries.
  • They have valves to prevent the backflow of the

What are Blood capillaries?

  • Blood capillaries are the fine network of blood
  • They are Small in Diameter which helps them to reach the cells and provide them with oxygen. They also carry out carbon dioxide from the
  • The walls of blood capillaries are made up of a single layer of epithelial cells. This aids in the diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide through

Types of blood vessels

Types of blood vessels

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