Histology

Question 1

what type of epithelium comprises the tunica intima of blood vessels?

Answer 1

simple squamous

Question 2

what type of connective tissue is the tunica adventitia of the blood vessels?

Answer 2

fibrous connective tissue

Question 3

what are the differences between elastic and muscular arteries?

Answer 3

elastic arteries has a very thick tunica intima.
they have elastic fibres in their tunica media.
muscular arteries have a prominent IEL in the tunica intima and a OEL just between tunica media and adventitia.

Question 4

how would you identify an arteriole?

Answer 4

they have no tunica adventitia or IEL

Question 5

where do the valves within veins come from?

Answer 5

tunica intima

Question 6

what cells do sinusoids contain and in what layer?

Answer 6

phagocytes in the tunica intima

Question 7

what are sinusoids?

Answer 7

large diameter discontinuous capillaries

Question 8

what type of cells does capillaries contain under their BM for contractile properties?

Answer 8

pericytes

Question 9

histologically, what is the difference between superficial and deep veins?

Answer 9

deep veins are thin walled whereas superficial are more thick walled

Question 10

the lumne of lymph capillaries are contained at a positive or negative hydrostatic pressure?

Answer 10

-ve

Question 11

what is the name for the vessels which supply the blood vessel and lymph vessels?

Answer 11

vasa vasorum