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When a doctor is recording your pulse, he is pressing on your wrist exactly on a
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vein
capillary
artery
arteriole
Solution
artery
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(i) Name the blood vessels labelled 1 and 2.
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(iii) What is the importance of the blood vessel labelled 6?
(iv) Which blood vessel will contain a high amount of glucose and amino acids after a meal?
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Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:
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b) Mention two structural differences between the parts ‘1’ and ‘2’.
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(Select the most appropriate option)
The valve present between the right atrium and the right ventricle is the
(a) tricuspid valve
(b) bicuspid valve
(c) semi-lunar valve
(d) mitral valve
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The blood vessels in which blood goes away from the heart to different body parts are
Given below is the simplified pathway of the circulatory system:
(i) Name the blood vessels marked 1 to 8.
(ii) Name the chamber of the heart which:
(a) Receives blood from ‘1’.
(b) Pumps blood into blood vessel ‘8’.
(iii) Mention two structural differences between blood vessels ‘7’ and ‘2’.
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The heart is covered by ______.
Ventricles have ______ walls when compared with those of auricles.
