HISTOLOGY
BLOOD VESSELS
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Question
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Which type of the blood vessels are under the highest pressure?
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veins
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capillaries
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atria
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arteries
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Blood pressure is highest within the large arteries (such as the aorta) because they are connected directly to the ventricle of the heart.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: In terms of ascending pressure, the order of the blood vessels would be vena cava, large veins, venules, capillaries, arterioles, arteries, and the aorta.
Detailed explanation-3: -(d) They have thick elastic walls without valves inside, blood flows under high pressure and carries blood away from the heart to different parts of the body. Q. Assertion: Arteries have thick elastic walls. Reason: Blood flow in arteries is rapid and at high pressure.
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