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Veins
Arteries
Vocabulary
100
Do veins have high or low pressure
Low pressure
100
Do arteries have high or low pressure?
High pressure
100
A vessel that brings blood toward the heart
vein
200
Are veins near the pumping action of the heart?
NO
200
Are arteries near the pumping action of the heart?
Yes
200
A vessel that takes blood away from the heart
Artery
300
Are vein walls thick or thin?
Thin, and can't stand high pressure
300
Are artery walls thick or thin?
Thick, and can withstand the high pressure of flowing blood
300
tiny blood vessels that deliver supplies to individual cells and take away waste materials
Capillaries