Difference between revisions of "Blood Vessel"

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Blood vessels are tubes going around the body that blood flows through.


A picture of a blood vessel.

Blood vessels take blood to every part of the body.

There are 3 types of blood vessel:

Blood vessels are tubes going around the body that blood flows through.

Blood vessels take blood to every part of the body.

There are 3 types of blood vessel:

If the blood is dark red and bleeds slowly then it comes from a vein. You should ask for help from an adult straight away.

If the blood is bright red and squirts out with each heartbeat then it comes from an artery. You should call 999 straight away.

If the blood is in specks then it comes from capillaries. You should wash it and put a plaster on.

Blood vessels are tubes that transport blood around the body.

Blood vessels take blood to every part of the body.

There are 3 types of blood vessel:

Arteries - Blood Vessels which transport high pressure blood away from the heart.
Veins - Blood Vessels which transport low pressure blood towards the heart.
Capillaries - Extremely small Blood Vessels that spread through the organs to deliver the blood.

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 : '''Blood vessels''' take [[blood]] to every part of the body.
 : There are 3 types of '''blood vessel''':
-*[[Vein]]s; which take low pressure [[blood]] to the [[heart]].
+*[[artery|Arteries]] - [[Blood Vessel]]s which transport high pressure [[blood]] away from the [[heart]].
-*[[Artery|Arteries]]; which take high pressure [[blood]] away from the [[heart]].
+*[[Vein]]s - [[Blood Vessel]]s which transport low pressure [[blood]] towards the [[heart]].
-*[[Capillary|Capillaries]]; which are very small '''blood vessels'''.
+*[[capillary|Capillaries]] - Extremely small [[Blood Vessel]]s that spread through the [[organ]]s to deliver the [[blood]].