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Arteries
• Thick walled
• Elastic tubes
• High pressure
• Transports blood away from the heart
• Consists of 3 layers of tissue
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Capillaries
• The wall of the capillary is composed of a single layer of endothelial cells
• Very thin
• Pervades every tissue of the body except- cornea, articular cartilage, outer layer of skin
• Links arterioles to venules
• Allows diffusion to occur
Veins
• Thin walled
• Low pressure
• Contains valves to stop backward flow
• Transports blood to the heart
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