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SANJO CPS Palakkad
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SANJO CPS Palakkad
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SANJO CPS Palakkad
 Blood Vessels
Artery

Vein

Are there any differences?

1. Arteries-blood away from heart-sole
2. Arterioles-branches smaller units
3. Anastomoses-collateral circulation
4. End arteries-permanent damage-eye and CNS

5. Capillaries-smallest arterioles
6. Sinusoids-widen capillaries—more leake
7. Veins-back to heart
8. Venules-smallest vein
Differences between Arteries & Veins
1. Direction of blood flow

2. Pressure

3. Wall
Differences between Arteries & Veins

Arteries Veins
Direction Away from Return to
of blood Heart Heart
flow

Pressure
High Low
Differences between Arteries & Veins

Arteries Veins

Wall Thick Thin

Differences between Arteries & Veins
Arteries

Lumen Small Large

Blood Oxygenated
Except the Except the
content pulmonary artery pulmonary vein
Valves promote One-way Flow

Valve open
blood can flow

Valve closed
blood can’t
flow back
Muscle Contraction supports
blood flow in Veins

Blood squeezed
towards heart

Muscle contracted

Valves closed
Prevent back-flow
State any three differences
between Arteries and Veins.
 Capillaries
Smallest blood vessels
Thin wall (one cell) Nutrients

Diffusion
O2

CO2 Waste
Which have the greatest & lowest
blood pressure,
Artery, Vein or Capillary?

Greatest : Artery

Lowest : Vein
Blood Circulation
in Man

Introduction

Heart
 Heart
To lung To body

Pulmonary Aorta
artery
Pulmonary
Atrium vein
Vena cava Bicuspid
valve
Tricuspid
valve Ventricle