Quiz 2 Matching Flashcards
Left ventricle pumps blood into this
Systemic circuit
Relatively thick wall
Artery
Joining of blood vessels
Anastomoses
Present only in veins
Venous valves
Blood to and from lungs
Pulmonary circuit
Present in the liver, bone marrow and spleen
Sinusoids
Relatively thin wall
Vein
Contain pores
Fenestrated capillaries
Smooth muscle tissue
Tunica media
Capillaries
Exchange vessels
Complete endothelial lining
Continuous capillary
Receives blood from systemic circuit
Right atrium
The heart pumps blood into the systemic circuit from the
Left ventricle
The blood vessel layer containing smooth muscle fibers allowing for the process of vasoconstriction and vasodilation is the
Tunica media
Capillaries containing pores that permit the passage of large molecules are
Fenestrated capillaries