Blood vessels

Introduction

Blood vessels are  main part of the circulatory system and can be described as the tubes through which blood is carried all around the body.


Diagram of blood vessel structures.

Task

After this lesson ends you should be able to

  1. Describe the structure and functions of arteries, veins and capillaries 
  2. Explain how the structures are adapted for their function
  3. State the function of arterioles, venules and shunt vessels
  4. Name the main blood vessels to and from the
  •  Heart,
  • limited to vena cava, aorta, pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein
  • lungs,
  • limited to the pulmonary artery and pulmonary vein
  •  kidney,
  • limited to the renal artery and renal vein
Process

Textbooks:

IGCSE Biology Coursebook, Jones and Jones. pp 113–117, 122–123

Online:


Video clip – human circulatory and digestive system:
www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/human-circulatory-and-digestive-system…

http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/heartandcirculation/heart5.c…

 work sheet:

A work sheet will be provided by your teacher

Evaluation

you will be evaluated  by the following Rubric 

3 2 1
understand the structure and function of different types of blood vessels  fully understood  partially understood  doesnt understand
participation in the group  excellent  very good  good
presentation 

Include
multimedia
components and
visual displays in
presentations when
appropriate to
enhance the
development of main
ideas or themes.

 exceeds meets does not meet

   

Conclusion

 

well done ,you did a great job

hope you had fun doing this webquest.

 

 

 

 

Credits
Teacher Page

 This webquest was created by Rowa Alghazo  a Biology teacher at JIS.