histo4_questions Flashcards
EPIcardium is composed of ____ and ______
mesothelium and the subepicardial layer of loose connective tissue
____ is the visceral layer of the pericardium
EPIcardium
the subepicardial layer of loose CT of the EPICARDIUM contains___ ____ and ___
nerves, adipose tissue, and the coronary blood vessels.
____ is homologous to the adventitia
Epicardium
___ is homologous to the intima
Endocardium
the ____ lines the atria and ventricles.
ENDOcardium
the _____ contains ENDOTHELIUM and a subendothelial layer of connective tissue.
endocardium (not mesothelium like epicardium)
The elastic\nlaminae of the AORTA help to smooth out ____ with distance from the\nheart.
pressure differences
The tunica media and adventitia are about the same thicknes with ____ artery
mixed
the _____ artery media\nhas FEWER elastic lamellae and there is a more obvious INTERAL ELASTIC MEMBRANE
mixed
scattered ____ in the subendothelial layer of elastic artery
smooth muscles
the endothelial cells of ELASTIC ARTERIES contain ____ bodies that are membrane-bound inclusions that have a dense matrix containing von Willebrand factor.
Weibel-Palade
the intima or media is thicker with elastic arteries?
media
The fenestrated lamellae of ELASTIC ARTERY in the tunica media function for the ____ of the walls
Distension (nutrient passage?)
the _____ gets progressively thinner and disappears in smaller diameter specimens
external elastic lamina