Which structure contains deoxygenated blood?
Left atrium
Aorta
Pulmonary veins
Pulmonary arteries
Left ventricle
Which of the following is true of arteries?
Vein walls are thicker than arteries because veins must pump blood up from the lower body
Their thick walls are due entirely to the bulk of elastic fibers in the middle layer
Arteries lack an endothelial layer
Their walls are thick and muscular compared with veins
The walls of arteries and veins are about the same thickness in a given tissue
