Blood Vessels

Question 0

What is the pathway for carrying blood?

Answer 0

Arteries-away from heart

Veins-towards heart

Question 1

What do blood vessels do?

Answer 1

Exchange materials between blood and tissues

Question 2

What’s the flow of blood out of heart back into heart through the tubes?

Answer 2

Elastic arteries
Muscular arteries
Arteriols
Capillaries
Venule
Veins

Question 3

What tunics do arteries and veins have? And what are they made of?

Answer 3

Tunica intima-simple squamous ET & areolar CT
Tunica media-smooth muscle
Tunica externa-areolar CT

Question 4

What are the capillary types?

Answer 4

Continuous
Fenestrated
Sinusoidal

Question 5

Describe continuous for capillary cells types

Answer 5

Tightly bound cells

No pores

Question 6

Where is fenestrated found and describe it

Answer 6

Kidneys
Tightly bound cells
Small pores

Question 7

Where is sinusoidal found and describe it

Answer 7

Liver/spleen
Cells loosely adhered
Large pores

Question 8

What tunica do arteries have more of?

Answer 8

Tunica media

Question 9

What tunica do veins have more of?

Answer 9

Tunica externa

Question 10

What tunica do the capillaries ONLY have? Why?

Answer 10

Tunica intima

It allows for rapid gas and nutrient exchange between the blood and tissues