HISTOLOGY
BLOOD VESSELS
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Question
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I have muscular walls, and a small lumen. Pump blood away from the heart
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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: -Arteries: These strong, muscular blood vessels carry oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your body.
Detailed explanation-2: -The aorta is a big artery that leaves the heart carrying this oxygenated blood. Branches off of the aorta send blood to the muscles of the heart itself, as well as all other parts of the body. Like a tree, the branches gets smaller and smaller as they get farther from the aorta.
Detailed explanation-3: -In biology, a lumen (plural lumina) is the inside space of a tubular structure, such as an artery or intestine. It comes from Latin lumen ‘an opening’.
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