1. Mention any two components of blood.
  2. Trace the movement of oxygenated blood in the body.
  3. Write the function of valves present in between atria and ventricles.
  4. Write one structural difference between the composition of artery and veins.
CBSE DELHI - OUTSIDE DELHI - FOREIGN SET 2 2018
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  1. Components of blood: Plasma and blood cells (corpuscles)
  2. Movement of oxygenated blood in the body:
  1. Valves present in between atria and ventricles help to restrict the backflow of the blood from the ventricle to the atrium when the ventricle contracts.
  2. Differences between artery and vein:
 
Artery
Vein
1.
It has thick elastic muscular walls.
It has thin, non-elastic walls.
2.
It does not contain valves.
It contains valves to prevent the backflow of blood.
3.
Blood flows under high pressure.
Blood flows under low pressure.
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