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B3.2.2. Structure of arteries and veins

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20N.1A.SL.TZ0.25: What feature of arteries is most important in maintaining sufficiently high blood pressure? A. A...
20N.1A.SL.TZ0.25: What feature of arteries is most important in maintaining sufficiently high blood pressure? A. A...
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.2a:
State the independent and dependent variables in this experiment.

Independent:

Dependent:
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.a:
State the independent and dependent variables in this experiment.

Independent:

Dependent:
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.2a:
State the independent and dependent variables in this experiment.

Independent:

Dependent:
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.a:
State the independent and dependent variables in this experiment.

Independent:

Dependent:
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.2b:
State one feature of the rings that has to be kept constant apart from their initial diameter.
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.b:
State one feature of the rings that has to be kept constant apart from their initial diameter.
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.2b:
State one feature of the rings that has to be kept constant apart from their initial diameter.
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.b:
State one feature of the rings that has to be kept constant apart from their initial diameter.
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.2c:
Explain the differences between the results shown for vein and artery.
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.c:
Explain the differences between the results shown for vein and artery.
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.2c:
Explain the differences between the results shown for vein and artery.
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.c:
Explain the differences between the results shown for vein and artery.
21N.2.SL.TZ0.4a:
This micrograph shows a transverse section of an artery.

[Source: OpenStax College, 2013. Comparison of artery and vein. [image online] Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2102_Comparison_of_Artery_and_Vein.jpg Attribution 3.0 Unported
(CC BY 3.0) https:/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en [Accessed 11 March 2020].]

Explain how the specialized structures of arteries help them to achieve their functions.
21N.2.SL.TZ0.4a:
This micrograph shows a transverse section of an artery.

[Source: OpenStax College, 2013. Comparison of artery and vein. [image online] Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2102_Comparison_of_Artery_and_Vein.jpg Attribution 3.0 Unported
(CC BY 3.0) https:/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en [Accessed 11 March 2020].]

Explain how the specialized structures of arteries help them to achieve their functions.
21N.2.SL.TZ0.a:
This micrograph shows a transverse section of an artery.

[Source: OpenStax College, 2013. Comparison of artery and vein. [image online] Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2102_Comparison_of_Artery_and_Vein.jpg Attribution 3.0 Unported
(CC BY 3.0) https:/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en [Accessed 11 March 2020].]

Explain how the specialized structures of arteries help them to achieve their functions.
21N.2.SL.TZ0.4a:
This micrograph shows a transverse section of an artery.

[Source: OpenStax College, 2013. Comparison of artery and vein. [image online] Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2102_Comparison_of_Artery_and_Vein.jpg Attribution 3.0 Unported
(CC BY 3.0) https:/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en [Accessed 11 March 2020].]

Explain how the specialized structures of arteries help them to achieve their functions.
21N.2.SL.TZ0.4a:
This micrograph shows a transverse section of an artery.

[Source: OpenStax College, 2013. Comparison of artery and vein. [image online] Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2102_Comparison_of_Artery_and_Vein.jpg Attribution 3.0 Unported
(CC BY 3.0) https:/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en [Accessed 11 March 2020].]

Explain how the specialized structures of arteries help them to achieve their functions.
21N.2.SL.TZ0.a:
This micrograph shows a transverse section of an artery.

[Source: OpenStax College, 2013. Comparison of artery and vein. [image online] Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2102_Comparison_of_Artery_and_Vein.jpg Attribution 3.0 Unported
(CC BY 3.0) https:/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en [Accessed 11 March 2020].]

Explain how the specialized structures of arteries help them to achieve their functions.
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.26:
The light micrograph shows two blood vessels, an artery and a vein, in transverse section.

[Source: Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, n.d. Epithelium: Simple Squamous Epithelium. [image online] Available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab02_squamous.html [Accessed 29 November 2019].]

What explains the different shapes of these blood vessels?

A. Arteries do not have valves.

B. Muscle cells are found only in the walls of veins.

C. Arteries have a larger lumen-to-wall thickness ratio.

D. There are fewer elastic fibres in the walls of veins.
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.26:
The light micrograph shows two blood vessels, an artery and a vein, in transverse section.

[Source: Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, n.d. Epithelium: Simple Squamous Epithelium. [image online] Available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab02_squamous.html [Accessed 29 November 2019].]

What explains the different shapes of these blood vessels?

A. Arteries do not have valves.

B. Muscle cells are found only in the walls of veins.

C. Arteries have a larger lumen-to-wall thickness ratio.

D. There are fewer elastic fibres in the walls of veins.
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.26:
The light micrograph shows two blood vessels, an artery and a vein, in transverse section.

[Source: Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, n.d. Epithelium: Simple Squamous Epithelium. [image online] Available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab02_squamous.html [Accessed 29 November 2019].]

What explains the different shapes of these blood vessels?

A. Arteries do not have valves.

B. Muscle cells are found only in the walls of veins.

C. Arteries have a larger lumen-to-wall thickness ratio.

D. There are fewer elastic fibres in the walls of veins.
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.26:
The light micrograph shows two blood vessels, an artery and a vein, in transverse section.

[Source: Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, n.d. Epithelium: Simple Squamous Epithelium. [image online] Available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab02_squamous.html [Accessed 29 November 2019].]

What explains the different shapes of these blood vessels?

A. Arteries do not have valves.

B. Muscle cells are found only in the walls of veins.

C. Arteries have a larger lumen-to-wall thickness ratio.

D. There are fewer elastic fibres in the walls of veins.
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.26:
The light micrograph shows two blood vessels, an artery and a vein, in transverse section.

[Source: Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, n.d. Epithelium: Simple Squamous Epithelium. [image online] Available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab02_squamous.html [Accessed 29 November 2019].]

What explains the different shapes of these blood vessels?

A. Arteries do not have valves.

B. Muscle cells are found only in the walls of veins.

C. Arteries have a larger lumen-to-wall thickness ratio.

D. There are fewer elastic fibres in the walls of veins.
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.26:
The light micrograph shows two blood vessels, an artery and a vein, in transverse section.

[Source: Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, n.d. Epithelium: Simple Squamous Epithelium. [image online] Available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab02_squamous.html [Accessed 29 November 2019].]

What explains the different shapes of these blood vessels?

A. Arteries do not have valves.

B. Muscle cells are found only in the walls of veins.

C. Arteries have a larger lumen-to-wall thickness ratio.

D. There are fewer elastic fibres in the walls of veins.
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.26:
The light micrograph shows two blood vessels, an artery and a vein, in transverse section.

[Source: Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, n.d. Epithelium: Simple Squamous Epithelium. [image online] Available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab02_squamous.html [Accessed 29 November 2019].]

What explains the different shapes of these blood vessels?

A. Arteries do not have valves.

B. Muscle cells are found only in the walls of veins.

C. Arteries have a larger lumen-to-wall thickness ratio.

D. There are fewer elastic fibres in the walls of veins.
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.26:
The light micrograph shows two blood vessels, an artery and a vein, in transverse section.

[Source: Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, n.d. Epithelium: Simple Squamous Epithelium. [image online] Available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab02_squamous.html [Accessed 29 November 2019].]

What explains the different shapes of these blood vessels?

A. Arteries do not have valves.

B. Muscle cells are found only in the walls of veins.

C. Arteries have a larger lumen-to-wall thickness ratio.

D. There are fewer elastic fibres in the walls of veins.
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.26:
The light micrograph shows two blood vessels, an artery and a vein, in transverse section.

[Source: Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, n.d. Epithelium: Simple Squamous Epithelium. [image online] Available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab02_squamous.html [Accessed 29 November 2019].]

What explains the different shapes of these blood vessels?

A. Arteries do not have valves.

B. Muscle cells are found only in the walls of veins.

C. Arteries have a larger lumen-to-wall thickness ratio.

D. There are fewer elastic fibres in the walls of veins.
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.26:
The light micrograph shows two blood vessels, an artery and a vein, in transverse section.

[Source: Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, n.d. Epithelium: Simple Squamous Epithelium. [image online] Available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab02_squamous.html [Accessed 29 November 2019].]

What explains the different shapes of these blood vessels?

A. Arteries do not have valves.

B. Muscle cells are found only in the walls of veins.

C. Arteries have a larger lumen-to-wall thickness ratio.

D. There are fewer elastic fibres in the walls of veins.
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.26:
The light micrograph shows two blood vessels, an artery and a vein, in transverse section.

[Source: Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, n.d. Epithelium: Simple Squamous Epithelium. [image online] Available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab02_squamous.html [Accessed 29 November 2019].]

What explains the different shapes of these blood vessels?

A. Arteries do not have valves.

B. Muscle cells are found only in the walls of veins.

C. Arteries have a larger lumen-to-wall thickness ratio.

D. There are fewer elastic fibres in the walls of veins.
22M.1A.SL.TZ2.26:
The light micrograph shows two blood vessels, an artery and a vein, in transverse section.

[Source: Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, n.d. Epithelium: Simple Squamous Epithelium. [image online] Available at: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/sbpm_histology_old/lab/lab02_squamous.html [Accessed 29 November 2019].]

What explains the different shapes of these blood vessels?

A. Arteries do not have valves.

B. Muscle cells are found only in the walls of veins.

C. Arteries have a larger lumen-to-wall thickness ratio.

D. There are fewer elastic fibres in the walls of veins.
23M.1A.SL.TZ1.20: Which characteristic of the subclavian vein distinguishes it from the subclavian artery? A. ...
23M.1A.SL.TZ1.20: Which characteristic of the subclavian vein distinguishes it from the subclavian artery? A. ...
23M.1A.SL.TZ1.20: Which characteristic of the subclavian vein distinguishes it from the subclavian artery? A. ...
23M.1A.SL.TZ1.20: Which characteristic of the subclavian vein distinguishes it from the subclavian artery? A. ...
23M.1A.SL.TZ1.25:
The light micrograph shows the structure of blood vessels in a muscle.

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Which blood vessel is shown by X?

A. A vein

B. An artery

C. An arteriole

D. A capillary
23M.1A.SL.TZ1.25:
The light micrograph shows the structure of blood vessels in a muscle.

_{[Source: Calvo, J.L., n.d. [image online] Available at: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/muscular-artery-veinnervebundles-}
_{surrounded-785176687 [Accessed 12 January 2022].]}

Which blood vessel is shown by X?

A. A vein

B. An artery

C. An arteriole

D. A capillary
23M.1A.SL.TZ1.25:
The light micrograph shows the structure of blood vessels in a muscle.

_{[Source: Calvo, J.L., n.d. [image online] Available at: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/muscular-artery-veinnervebundles-}
_{surrounded-785176687 [Accessed 12 January 2022].]}

Which blood vessel is shown by X?

A. A vein

B. An artery

C. An arteriole

D. A capillary
23M.1A.SL.TZ1.25:
The light micrograph shows the structure of blood vessels in a muscle.

_{[Source: Calvo, J.L., n.d. [image online] Available at: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/muscular-artery-veinnervebundles-}
_{surrounded-785176687 [Accessed 12 January 2022].]}

Which blood vessel is shown by X?

A. A vein

B. An artery

C. An arteriole

D. A capillary

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