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Comparing the 3 Types of Blood Vessels
Use page 32 to help you fill in the chart below.
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
Definitio
n
Carries blood AWAY from the
heart
Carries blood TOWARD the
heart
Exchange oxygen/ carbon
dioxide, nutrients, and waste
with cells
Describe
the walls
of this
type of
blood
vessel
thick
Medium/ thin
One-cell thick (very
thin)
Using
Figure 4
on page
32, draw
a picture
that best
shows
what this
vessel
looks like
Review the information on page 33 and answer the following:
Pulmonary circulation: The circulation of blood between the _heart_ and _____lungs_________.
Systemic circulation: The circulation of blood between the _____heart___________ and ______rest
of the body________________.