1. Drag the name of the blood vessel to the appropriate diagram. The vessels are not drawn to scale.
- Artery: The diagram with the thickest wall and smallest lumen.
- Capillary: The diagram with the thinnest wall and narrowest lumen.
- Vein: The diagram with the thickest lumen and thinner wall than the artery.
2. Complete the following sentences.
a. ALL arteries carry blood A WAY FROM the heart.
b. ALL veins carry blood T OWARDS the heart.
c. Arteries transport O XYGENATED blood except for the P ULMONARY artery.
d. Veins transport D EOXYGENATED blood except for the P ULMONARY vein.
3. Watch the following video on Blood Vessels and complete the summary table below by dragging the terms to the correct box.
- Property: Function of Vessel
- Artery: TAKE BLOOD FROM HEART
- Capillary: LINK ARTERY to VEIN
- Vein: TAKE BLOOD TO HEART
- Property: Structure of Wall
- Artery: VERY THICK
- Capillary: ONE CELL THICK
- Vein: THIN
- Property: Width of Lumen
- Artery: NARROW
- Capillary: VERY NARROW
- Vein: WIDE
- Property: Pressure
- Artery: HIGH
- Capillary: LOW
- Vein: LOW
- Property: Blood direction
- Artery: TO HEART
- Capillary: NO
- Vein: TO HEART
- Property: Type of Blood
- Artery: OXYGENATED
- Capillary: MIXED
- Vein: DEOXYGENATED
- Property: Are Valves present?
- Artery: NO
- Capillary: NO
- Vein: YES
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of blood vessels worksheet.
