The blood vessels

There are three types of blood vessels; arteries, veins and capillaries. Arteries are blood vessels which carry blood away from the heart. Arteries deliver oxygenated blood except the pulmonary artery. The walls of arteries are much thicker and stronger than those of veins because they have to withstand the high pressure of blood coming from the heart. Veins are blood vessels which carry blood back to the heart. Veins deliver deoxygenated blood except pulmonary veins. Veins are thinner walls than arteries because blood pressure in the veins is much lower than in the arteries. Since the blood in the veins may be moving against gravity, they contain valve to prevent the blood from flowing back. Capillaries are tiny blood vessels which connect arteries and veins. They have walls which are only one cell thick. Oxygen and nutrients move from the blood through the capillary walls into the body cells. At the same time, carbon dioxide and other waste products move from the cells into the blood.

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The Transport System in Human

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The transport system in human is called circulatory system. The human circulatory system is a called double circulatory system because the blood flows through the heart twice in a complete circuit. The human double circulatory system consists of the pulmonary circulation which transports blood between the heart and the lungs and the systemic circulation which transports blood between the heart and all other parts of the body.

A circulatory system has four basic characteristics, Circulating fluid, pumping device, blood vessel and valves. The circulating fluid is called blood which transports useful and waste materials. Pumping device is the heart; blood is moved through the body by muscular contractions of the heart. Blood vessels are a complex network of blood vessel carries materials to the tissue and back to the heart. There are three main types of blood vessels; arteries, veins and capillaries. Valves are present in some blood vessels to prevent backflow and ensure that bloods flows in one direction only.