Home
Class 10
BIOLOGY
Why do veins have thin walls as compared...

Why do veins have thin walls as compared to arteries ?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Arteries carry blood from the heart to various organs of the body under high pressure so they have thick and elastic walls. Veins collect the blood from different organs and carry it towards the heart The blood is no longer under pressure, entering the vein, without any pumping action, unlike the way it enters an artery and flows only in one direction. helps in temperature regulation. The effect of root So, the walls of veins can afford to be thin.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • LIFE PROCESSES

    OSWAL PUBLICATION|Exercise NCERT EXEMPLAR (LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS) |10 Videos

  • LIFE PROCESSES

    OSWAL PUBLICATION|Exercise BOARD CORNER (SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)|8 Videos

  • LIFE PROCESSES

    OSWAL PUBLICATION|Exercise NCERT EXEMPLAR (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)|35 Videos

  • HOW DO ORGANISMS REPRODUCE ?

    OSWAL PUBLICATION|Exercise CREATING BASED QUESTIONS|6 Videos

  • MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

    OSWAL PUBLICATION|Exercise CASE-BASED MCQs|15 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

As compared to artery, a vein has

Why do only veins have valves and not arteries?

Veins are thin walled and have valves. Justify

Given below are four statement regarding human blood vascular system (a) there is no role of calicum ions in blood clotting (b)cardiac output is the amount of blood pumped by each ventricle in one second (c )arteries are thin walled and have narrow lumen ass compared to veins (4)the stage of cardiac cycle where all the four chambers are relexed stage is called joint Diastole How many of the above statement are correct ?

OSWAL PUBLICATION-LIFE PROCESSES- NCERT EXEMPLAR (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS) (NAME THE FOLLOWING :)
  1. What causes movement of food inside the alimentary canal ?

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Why does absorption of digested food occur mainly in the small intesti...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Match Group (A) with Group (B)

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Why is the rate of breathing in aquatic organisms much faster than in ...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Why is blood circulation in human heart called double circulation?

    Text Solution

    |

  6. What is the advantage of having four chambered heart?

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Mention the major events during photosynthesis.

    Text Solution

    |

  8. In each of the following situations what happens to the rate of photos...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Name the energy currency in the living organisms .When and where is it...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. What is common for Cuscuta,ticks and leeches ?

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Explain the role of mouth in digestion of food.

    Text Solution

    |

  12. What are the functions of gastric glands present in the wall of the st...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Match the terms in Column (A) with those in Column (B)

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Name the correct substrates for the following enzymes (a) Trypsin ...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Why do veins have thin walls as compared to arteries ?

    Text Solution

    |

  16. What will happen if platelets were absent in the blood ?

    Text Solution

    |

  17. plants have low energy need as compared to animals. Explain.

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Why and how does water enter continuously into the root xylem ?

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Why is transpiration important for plants ?

    Text Solution

    |

  20. How do leaves of plants help in excretion ?

    Text Solution

    |