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Blood Vessels
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Blood Vessels
An overview of the different types of blood vessels and their function.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages) |
3 sources |
APA | 2004
Paper Summary:
This paper looks at the different types of blood vessels and relates their structure to their function. The paper defines blood pressure and looks at blood flow dynamics and the function of capillaries.From the Paper:
"Capillaries are the smallest and most numerous of the blood vessels and connect the arterioles, which carry blood away from the heart, with the venules, which carry it back towards the heart. They are a continuation of the smallest arterioles but the walls of capillaries consist of only a single layer of endothelial cells overlying a basement membrane. This thin wall permits the exchange of materials between the blood in the capillary and the tissue cells. This is the primary function of the capillaries, an exchange system..."More papers on Blood Vessels:
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APA Citation:
Blood Vessels (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Blood-Vessels/72774
MLA Citation:
"Blood Vessels" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Blood-Vessels/72774>
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