IB Biology SL 3.2.5 Vein Adaptations Question Bank
Practise IB Biology SL 3.2.5 by linking thin flexible vein walls, valves and muscle compression to low-pressure blood return.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
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- Biology SL
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- SL
Practise IB Biology SL 3.2.5 by linking thin flexible vein walls, valves and muscle compression to low-pressure blood return.
The structure of part of the digestive system is shown in the diagram below.

Explain how the structure of veins is adapted to their function.
valves to avoid backflow;
thin wall allows them to be pressed flat by muscles to move/carry blood under low pressure;
wide lumen (for a given blood vessel diameter) for slow flowing blood;