Blood Vessles

Question 0

3 layers of walls of blood vessels

Answer 0

Tunica:
Intima
Media
Adventitia

Question 1

Lining of blood vessels

Answer 1

endothelium

Question 2

Lined with endothelium and rests on a thin layer of CT

Answer 2

Tunica intima

Question 3

Limited by the internal and external elastic layers composed of mainly of smooth muscle and CT

Answer 3

Tunica media

Question 4

CT that blends with the CT of surrounding structures

Answer 4

Tunica adventitia

Question 5

Which is thicker? Walls of arteries or veins

Answer 5

Arteries because they are under higher pressure

Question 6

Convey blood from the heart and form the first major branches off aorta; help maintain steady blood pressure and directional flow of blood between heart contractions

Answer 6

Elastic arteries

Aka conducting arteries

Question 7

Carries amounts of blood at diff rates depending on physio demand

Answer 7

Muscular arteries

Aka distributing

Question 8

Small arteries

Answer 8

Arterioles

Question 9

Primary function is to permit exchange of o2, nutrients, and wastes between blood and tissue fluid (interstitial); very small; delicate walls

Answer 9

Capillaries