Circulatory system - blood vessels, Biology

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BLOOD VESSELS -

Some vessles supply blood to wall of large vessels these are vessel of vessels or vasa vasorum.
Mainly artery and vein, 2 types of vessels present.
Third one is capillary - discovered by Marcillo Malpighi, thin, present in organ, only inner layer in wall present.
In man 10 billion capillaries present.
They may form 150,000 miles rope.
In vein blood flows mainly by contraction of body muscles & suction created by diastole of heart.
In wall of blood vessels 3 layers present.

1. Tunica Externa - Made up of connective tissue, collagen fibres present.

2. Tunica media - Thick, made up of smooth muscles arranged in circular way.

3. Tunica interna - Inner most layer. Outerly made up of yellow elastin fibre. Inner layer is of endothelial cells.

S.NO.

ARTERY

VEIN

10.

Carry blood away from heart

Pure blood flows

(in pulmonary artery impure blood flows)

Blood flows with jerk

Blood flows with more pressure

Walls are thick

Lumen is narrow

Not collapse after death

Deeply placed

Valve absent

Wall firm

Towards heart

Impure blood flows

(In pulmonary vein pure blood flows)

Steady

Less pressure

Thin

Broad

Collapse

Superficially placed

Present to check back flow

Elastic

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