difference between arteries and veins Flashcards
1
Q
Arteries have____walls and higher_____
A
thicker
Blood pressure
2
Q
collapsed artery has ____, _____lumen
A
small, round
3
Q
Veins have a ____,_____lumen
A
large, flat
4
Q
Do veins or artery lining contract?
A
vein lining
5
Q
artery lining__
A
folds
6
Q
arteries are more____
A
elastic
7
Q
Veins have
A
valves
8
Q
Elasticity in arteries aborb____ with each heart beat
A
pressure wave
9
Q
Arteries (contractility) can change
A
- can change diamter
controlled by sympathetic divsion of ANS
10
Q
Vasconstriction
A
contraction of arterial smooth muscle
11
Q
Vasodilation
A
relaxation of smooth arterial muscle
enlarging lumen
12
Q
arteries go from heart to____
A
capillaries
13
Q
arteries change from
A
elactic——> muscular arteries——-> arterioles
14
Q
elastic arteries are also called
A
conducting arteries
15
Q
elastic arteres have large
A
vessels
e.g pulmonary trunk and aorta
