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Which type of blood vessels carry blood towards the heart?

Important Questions on Transport in Animals

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.21

Why do arteries need strong walls?

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.22

Why do arteries have elastic walls?

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.23

What is the function of capillaries?

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.24

Why do veins have a large lumen?

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.25

How is blood kept moving in the large veins of the legs?

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.26

What is unusual about the blood supply to the liver?

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.27

List five substances that are transported in plasma.

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Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Coursebook Third Edition>Chapter 9 - Transport in Animals>Questions>Q 9.28

What is the function of red blood cells?