HISTOLOGY
BLOOD VESSELS
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Question
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I have a large lumen, I have thin muscular walls, I pump blood towards the heart. What blood vessel am I?
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Artery
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Vein
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Capillary
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Arteriole
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Veins. A vein is a blood vessel that conducts blood toward the heart. Compared to arteries, veins are thin-walled vessels with large and irregular lumens (see Figure 6).
Detailed explanation-2: -(LOO-men) The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ such as a blood vessel or the intestine.
Detailed explanation-3: -Capillaries. Capillaries are small, thin blood vessels that connect the arteries and the veins. Their thin walls allow oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide and waste products to pass to and from the tissue cells.
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