SM Cardiovascular Histology Tutorial Flashcards
What kind of vessel is A pointing to?
Vein
What kind of vessel is labeled by B?
Muscular artery
What kind of vessel is labeled by A?
Vein
What kind of vessel is F pointing to?
Vein
What kind of vessel is A pointing to?
An elastic artery (like the aorta)
Elastic lamellae interrupt smooth muscle in the tunica media
What structure within the vessel is E pointing to?
Adventitia
Which structures are A, B, and C pointing to?
Large and very large capillaries
They are surrounded only by endothelium
What kind of vessel is labeled by C?
Vein
Which layer of the heart is this sample from?
Myocardium or tunica media
(Only cardiac muscle and vessels are present)
What kind of vessel is labeled by D?
Small artery
What kind of vessel is A pointing to?
A large vein (ex: vena cava)
What kind of vessel is G pointing to?
An artery
(This structure has an internal elastic membrane; veins do not)
Which structure of the vessel is labeled by B?
The vessel is an elastic artery
B is labeling the tunica intima
What kind of cell is C pointing to?
An endothelial cell
(The vessel is an elastic artery)
What structure within the vessel is D pointing to?
Tunica media