Vessels Flashcards
1
Q
Which vessels are known as the volume reservoir of the CV system?
A
Veins
2
Q
Which is the thickest tunica layer in veins?
A
Tunica adventitia
3
Q
What is the function of valves and what physically are they?
A
They prevent the back flow of blood.
They are intraluminal projections of the tunica intima.
4
Q
Which vessel has a thick wall with a muscular tunica media on one side, and a thin wall with little or no tunica media on the other?
A
Arteriovenous anastomoses
5
Q
Give two examples of where sinusoids may be found
A
Bone marrow
Liver
6
Q
What is the name given to wide, blood-filled channels that allow exchange to take place over their walls, due to gaps between lining cells?
A
Sinusoids
