Topic 15 - Circulatory and Lymphatic System Flashcards
Give the three layers of blood vessels.
Tunica Intima
Tunica Media
Tunica Adventitia
What feature of arteries reinforces higher blood pressure?
Muscular Tunica Media
Longitudinal collagen in Tunica Adventitia.
Describe the cell wall of fenestrated capillaries
Flat, small pores.
Where are fenestrated capillaries found?
Intestine, kidney
Veins have … connective tissue than arteries.
More
How are vein valves formed?
Duplication of Tunica Intima
Describe endocardium
Endothelial layer, thin collagen, smooth muscle
Describe Myocardium
Striated cardiac muscle
Describe Epicardium
Connective tissue with coronaria vessels with layer of pericardium.
Lymph capillaries are … than blood capillaries
Wider and more irregular
Lymphatic vessels do not contain…
Blood corpuslces, lamina basalis and pericytes