ch. 22 Flashcards
vessel away from heart is a
arteries
smallest branch of arteries
arterioles
arteries typically carry
oxygen rich blood
carry blood toward the heart
veins
smallest branches of veins
venules
vessels that intimate contact with cells and tissues
capillary
order of blood
heart
arteries
arterioles
capillaries
venules
veins
heart
how many layers of blood vessels
3
innermost layer of blood vessel
inima
middle layer of blood vessel
media
outermost layer of blood vessel
adventitia tunica externa
part of blood vessel vasoconstriction/dilation
media turnica
part of blood vessel that is thick connective tissue
tunica externa
artery three different types
elastic
muscular
arterioles
elastic arteries are the
largest in the body
elastic arteries are good at
pressure reservorirs
examples of elastic arteries
pulmonary trunk
aorta
common carotid
smaller lumen arteries
musuclar arteries
vasocontriction/dilation arteries
musuclar arteries
musuclar arteries examples
external carotid
brachial
femoral