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What are the three layers of a blood vessel?
Tunica externa
Tunica media
Tunica intima
What is the Tunica intima? is it the same in all vessels? What is it made up of?
Same in all vessels
Made up of: endothelium + basement membrane + connective tissue (bc it is the last layer (فتجمع كلشي))
What is the Tunica media? is it the same in all vessels? What is its function?
Middle layer
Different variations exist in different vessels
Function:it is the muscle layer that pushes fluid
What is the Tunica externa? is it the same in all vessels? What is it made up of?
It is outer layer
Made: of connective tissue (bc if you need to connect smth it has to be from the external part )
Same in all vessels
Which layer of the blood vessels is used for classification?
Tunica media
Bc it has multiple variations
What is another name of tunica externa?
adventitia (bc when you go on an adventure you have to go external)
What layers do solid organs have?
They don’t have any layers
instead have medulla and cortex
how many layers do microscopic hollow organs have? What is it?What is its purpose?
1
Tunica intima (thinnest)
serves for diffusion
What are the different names of ECF based on different locations?
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Label the following
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What are the two layers of the serous pericardium?
Parietal
Visceral
What is the function of the entire serous pericardium?
lubrication during pumping
What type of epithelium is mesothelium made up of?
simple squamos with flat nuclei
What is the function of mesothelium?
Create pericardial fluid
phagocytosis
antigen presenting cells
