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Question 12 Marks
What are the differences between artery and vein?
Answer
ARTERY VEIN
1. It is a type of blood vessel having thick muscular walls .1. It is a type of blood vessels having thin muscular walls.
2. It contains oxygenated blood.2. It contains deoxygenated blood.
3. It carries blood away from the heart.3. It brinqs the blood to the heart.
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Question 22 Marks
Explain the following:
Why does the left ventricle possess a thicker wall than the right ventricle?
Answer
The left ventricle possess a thicker wall than the right ventricle because it pumps the blood at a higher pressure since blood from the left ventricle goes to all areas of the body while the right ventricle only has to pump blood to the lungs which is a much shorter distance, therefore less pressure is required.
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Question 32 Marks
Explain the following:
Why is the closed circulatory system more efficient than the open system?
Answer
The closed circulatory system is more efficient than the open system because in closed system the blood flows inside arteries or veins all the time which stops the mixing of blood with other bodily fluids and helps the transport of the blood around the body.
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Question 42 Marks
Explain the following:
Why is there no mixing of deoxygenated and oxygenated blood in the human heart normally?
Answer
There is no mixing of deoxygenated and oxygenated blood in the human heart because of double circulation of blood where the blood passes twice through the heart and the right half of the heart is concerned with pumping deoxygenated blood while the left is concerned with pumping of oxygenated blood.
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