STRUCTURE OF BLOOD VESSELS

Question 1

The Bloed vessel walls consist of three relatively distinct tissue lovers

Answer 1

I. TUNICA INTIMA

2. TUNICA MEDIA
3. TUNICA ADVENTITIA

Question 2

Most internal layer of a blood vessel wall.

Answer 2

TUNICA INTIMA

Question 3

Consists of smooth muscle cells arranged circularly around the blood vessel

Answer 3

TUNICA MEDIA

Question 4

TUNICA MEDIA consist of

Answer 4

VASOCONSTRICTION
VASODILATION

Question 5

Smooth muscle contraction and causes a decrease in blood vessel diameter

Answer 5

VASOCONSTRICTION

Question 6

Smooth muscle relaxation and causes an increase in blood vessel diameter

Answer 6

VASODILATION

Question 7

Composed of connective tissue, which varies from dense connective tissue near the tunica media

Answer 7

TUNICA ADVENTITIA

Question 8

carry blood away from the heart

Answer 8

ARTERIES

Question 9

Conducting arteries

Answer 9

Elastic Arteries

Question 10

Have the largest diameters

Answer 10

Elastic Arteries

Question 11

First to receive blood from the heart, blood pressure is relatively high in the elastic arteries

Answer 11

Elastic Arteries

Question 12

Include medium-sized small arteries and

Answer 12

ARTERIOLES

Question 13

The walls of some muscular. arteries are relatively thick,

Answer 13

ARTERIOLES

Question 14

Smallest arteries

Answer 14

ARTERIOLES

Question 15

Transport blood from small arteries to capillaries

Answer 15

ARTERIOLES

Question 16

40 µm in diameter

Answer 16

ARTERIOLES

Question 17

Capable of vasodilation and vasoconstriction

Answer 17

ARTERIOLES