Veins, Arteries, and Capillaries 

Lesson Objectives

A. Content Objective: How structure of arteries, veins and capillaries aids in the movement of molecules around the body.


B. Language Objective: Explain the structure of veins, arteries, and capillaries relate to their structure and how the cardiac cycle causes the heart to pump blood.


C. Syllabus Details:

i. Arteries convey blood at high pressure from the ventricles to the tissues of the body

ii. Arteries have muscle cells and elastic fibres in their walls.

iii. The muscle and elastic fibres assist in maintaining blood pressure between pump cycles

iv. Blood flows through tissues in capillaries. Capillaries have permeable walls that allow exchange of materials between cells in the tissue and the blood in the capillary

v. Veins collect blood at low pressure from the tissues of the body and return it to the atria of the heart

vi. Identification of the blood vessels as arteries, capillaries or veins from the structure of their walls

Homework: See homework page


Activites

Activity 1 -Your task is to create a one-page summary on veins, arteries, or capillaries.

It should:


Activity 2 - Identifying Veins, Arteries and Capillaries 


Please identify the different parts in these pictures

Activity 3  - 

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Activity 4 - Practice Questions

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Home Learning

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