Difference between revisions of "Artery"
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===About Arteries=== | ===About Arteries=== | ||
: Most, but not all, '''arteries''' carry [[oxygenated]] [[blood]]. | : Most, but not all, '''arteries''' carry [[oxygenated]] [[blood]]. | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe09693 ''Arteries, page 31, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA'] | ||
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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945954/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945954&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=100574c08fbbb64318256eb79ed61a76 ''Arteries, page 83, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA'] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851338/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851338&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=425855d5890466e47189e1c21b67a1ea ''Arteries, pages 51, 53, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA'] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Arteries, pages 51, 53, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA'] | ||
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Arteries, pages 54-55, 141, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA'] | ||
Revision as of 18:47, 27 October 2019
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
An artery is a blood vessel which carries blood away from the heart.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
An artery is a blood vessel which carries high pressure blood away from the heart.
Adaptations of Arteries
- Arteries have a thick layer of muscle to cope with the high pressure of the blood.
- Arteries have a several layers of elastic tissue which can stretch to cope with the high pressure of the blood.
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| A diagram of an artery. |
About Arteries
- Most, but not all, arteries carry oxygenated blood.
References
AQA
- Arteries, page 31, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA'
- Arteries, page 35, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA'
- Arteries, page 77, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA'
- Arteries, page 83, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA'
- Arteries, pages 51, 53, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA'
- Arteries, pages 51, 53, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA'
- Arteries, pages 54-55, 141, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA'