cardiovascular review Flashcards
1
Q
blood moves away from heart
A
arteries
2
Q
tunica interna
A
smooth muscle
3
Q
tunica media artery
A
thick layer
4
Q
tunica externa
A
flexibility to stretch, connects to capillaries
5
Q
artery blood
A
O2
6
Q
vein blood
A
DeO2
7
Q
artery BP
A
high BP
8
Q
coronary artery and vein
A
wrap around the heart and it gets blood into it
9
Q
blood moves toward the heart
A
veins
10
Q
tunica media vein
A
thinner
11
Q
lumen arterty
A
smaller
12
Q
lumen vein
A
larger
13
Q
largest artery
A
aorta
14
Q
largest vein
A
inferior vena cava
15
Q
exception to the DeO2 blood of veins
A
pulmonary veins
16
Q
exception to O2 blood from arteries
A
pulmonary artery
17
Q
capillaries tunic
A
intima
18
Q
capillaries are
A
semipermeable to allow platelets and RBCS to pass through