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Exercise1:: Blood Vessel Diameter of Blood Vessel (MM) Speed of Blood (CM/ S) Artery Vein Capillary
Exercise1:: Blood Vessel Diameter of Blood Vessel (MM) Speed of Blood (CM/ S) Artery Vein Capillary
B. The following table shows the diameter and the speed of blood in three kinds
of blood vessels: Artery, vein and capillary.
Blood vessel Diameter of blood vessel (mm) Speed of blood (cm/ s)
Artery 8 30
Vein 2 15
Capillary 0.006 0.1
1. Compare the diameter of an artery to that of a vein.
2. Compare the speed of blood in an artery to that in a vein.
3. Conclude the relationship between the diameter of the blood vessel
and the speed of blood.
4. "Capillaries are the suitable structures for exchange between blood
and cells." Justify this statement.