Transport Systems in mammals: Blood vessels

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Arteries

Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. They have thick muscular walls, a small lumen and carry blood under high pressure.

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Veins

Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart. They have thinner muscular walls, a large lumen and valves to prevent backflow.

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Capillaries

Tiny blood vessels that connect arteries to veins and allow substances to be exchanged between blood and body cells.

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Lumen

The hollow space inside a blood vessel through which blood flows.