CVS Histology Flashcards
1
Q
Elastic Artery Features
A
CONDUCTIVE
Vasa vasorum
ELASTIN and ↓smc
2
Q
Muscular Artery Features
A
DISTRIBUTING
IEL or EEL
Definitive smc in T. media
Tunica adventitia contain collagen and elastin
3
Q
Arteriole Features
A
Media LARGEST with large SMC
nil adventitia, IEL, OEL
sympathetic innervation
4
Q
Types of capillaries
A
- CONTINUOUS
- FENESTRATED - POROUS, filter via Wt and charge, endocrine and kidney
- DISCONT./SINUSOID - LARGE GAPS, free passage. Live, spleen, BM, phagocytosis in T. Intima
5
Q
Capillary features
A
MONOLAYER
Thin T.Intima
Pericyte: control flow
6
Q
Deep V Superficial Veins
A
DEEP: thin wall, supporting fascia
SUPERFICIAL: thick wall, no surrounding support