PATHOLOGY MCQ
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: -The lumen is the hollow opening or the space inside the blood vessel.
Detailed explanation-3: -Capillaries. Capillaries are tiny, extremely thin-walled vessels that act as a bridge between arteries (which carry blood away from the heart) and veins (which carry blood back to the heart).
Detailed explanation-4: -Capillaries are tiny, extremely thin-walled vessels that act as a bridge between arteries (which carry blood away from the heart) and veins (which carry blood back to the heart).
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