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Chapter 20

Blood Vessels & Circulation

6 activities to try
🧡01

Blood Vessel Structure

See the three layers, or tunics, and the hollow lumen of a vessel wall.

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🩸02

Artery, Vein & Capillary

Compare the three types of vessels. Look at their walls, valves, and pressure.

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πŸ“‰03

Blood Pressure

Learn systolic and diastolic pressure. Watch pressure fall as blood travels.

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πŸ’§04

Capillary Exchange

See how two pressures push fluid out and pull it back in.

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πŸ—ΊοΈ05

Circulatory Routes

Trace the lung loop, the body loop, the hepatic portal system, and the heart's own supply.

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⬆️06

Venous Return

The muscle pump and valves push blood back up to the heart.

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