BLOOD VESSELS AND CIRCULATION Flashcards
transport blood from left ventricle
systemic vessels
transport blood from right ventricle
pulmonary vessels
outermost layer; composed of dense connective tissue
a. tunica intima
b. tunica media
c. tunica adventitia
c. tunica adventitia
innermost layer; composed of endothelium
a. tunica intima
b. tunica media
c. tunica adventitia
a. tunica intima
middle layer; composed of smooth muscles
a. tunica intima
b. tunica media
c. tunica adventitia
b. tunica media
carries blood away from the heart
arteries
prevent blood flow pressure from falling
a. elastic arteries
b. muscular arteries
a. elastic arteries
control blood flow to different parts of the body
a. elastic arteries
b. muscular arteries
b. muscular arteries
contraction of smooth muscle
vasoconstriction
relaxation of smooth muscle
vasodilation
Carries blood towards the heart
Veins
Facilitate gas and fluid exchange
Capillaries
supply the thoracic organ
visceral artery
supply the thoracic wall
parietal artery
supplied blood
a. celiac artery
b. superior mesenteric artery
c. inferior mesenteric artery
c. inferior mesenteric artery