Explain how valves, flexible walls and surrounding muscle activity support venous blood flow towards the heart.
Tę umiejętność sprawdzają 3 zadania wzorowane na arkuszach IB z lat 2023–2026.
Biologia IBPaper 2, maj 2026, TZ2wzorowane16 pktotwartetrudne (szac.)
Directional processes depend on structures that constrain movement. (a) Outline how structures in the human circulatory system limit backward blood flow. (b) Explain why transmission across a chemical synapse proceeds from the presynaptic to the postsynaptic…
Biologia IBPaper 1A, maj 2025, TZ3wzorowane1 pktzamkniętełatwe (szac.)
How can the relatively compliant walls of a vein help return blood from a limb? A. They resist all external compression B. They replace the need for a pressure gradient C. They can be compressed by nearby skeletal muscles, helping propel blood through valves…
Biologia IBPaper 1, maj 2023, TZ1wzorowane1 pktzamkniętełatwe (szac.)
Compared with the corresponding artery, which feature generally characterizes a vein transporting blood back from a limb? A. A relatively wider lumen and thinner muscular wall B. A thicker muscular wall that generates the heartbeat C. No endothelial lining D.…