HISTOLOGY
BLOOD VESSELS
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Question
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The purpose of valves is to ____
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Support the blood vessel
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Protect the blood vessel
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Prevent the back flow of blood
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Provide the blood vessel with elasticity
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The valves prevent the backward flow of blood. Valves are actually flaps (leaflets) that act as one-way inlets for blood coming into a ventricle and one-way outlets for blood leaving a ventricle. Normal valves have 3 flaps (leaflets), except the mitral valve. It only has 2 flaps.
Detailed explanation-2: -The valves prevent the backward flow of blood. These valves are actual flaps that are located on each end of the two ventricles (lower chambers of the heart). They act as one-way inlets of blood on one side of a ventricle and one-way outlets of blood on the other side of a ventricle.
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