After reading the experiments by Harvey fill in the following table. Use the clues/ options given in the first column.
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Structure/Function |
Artery |
Vein |
1. |
Thickness of walls (thick/thin) |
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2. |
Valves (present / absent ) |
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3. |
Capacity to retain shape when blood is absent ( can retain / collapse) |
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4. |
Direction of blood flow (heart to organ / body organ to heart ) |
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5. |
Pressure in the vessel (low / high) |
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6. |
Type of blood transported (oxygenated / de-oxygenated ) |
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7. |
Type of blood carried by pulmonary artery (de-oxygenated / oxygenated ) |
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8. |
Type of blood carried by pulmonary vein (oxygenated / de-oxygenated ) |
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