difference between arteries and veins Flashcards

1
Q

Arteries have____walls and higher_____

A

thicker
Blood pressure

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2
Q

collapsed artery has ____, _____lumen

A

small, round

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3
Q

Veins have a ____,_____lumen

A

large, flat

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4
Q

Do veins or artery lining contract?

A

vein lining

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5
Q

artery lining__

A

folds

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6
Q

arteries are more____

A

elastic

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7
Q

Veins have

A

valves

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8
Q

Elasticity in arteries aborb____ with each heart beat

A

pressure wave

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9
Q

Arteries (contractility) can change

A
  • can change diamter
    controlled by sympathetic divsion of ANS
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10
Q

Vasconstriction

A

contraction of arterial smooth muscle

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11
Q

Vasodilation

A

relaxation of smooth arterial muscle
enlarging lumen

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12
Q

arteries go from heart to____

A

capillaries

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13
Q

arteries change from

A

elactic——> muscular arteries——-> arterioles

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14
Q

elastic arteries are also called

A

conducting arteries

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15
Q

elastic arteres have large

A

vessels
e.g pulmonary trunk and aorta

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16
Q

tunica media in elastic arter have many

A

elastic fiber and cells

17
Q

elasticity in elastic arteries evens out

A

pulse force

18
Q

Muscular arteries are called

A

distribution arteries

19
Q

Muscular arteries are ___sized

A

medium

20
Q

Tunica media in muscular arteries have

A

many muscle cells