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Blood Vessels

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arteries, veins, capillaries   show
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show arteries  
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blood vessels that return blood toward the heart from the circulation   show
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show capillaries  
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show lumen  
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single layer of simple squamous cells that line lumen of all vessels   show
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show tunica intima  
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show tunica media  
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show tunica externa  
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tunica externa can also be referred to as tunica __   show
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tunica intima is the tunic that is   show
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tunica intima endothelium is made up of   show
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show subendothelial layer  
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show circularly arranged smooth muscle cells & sheets of elastin  
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activity of muscles in tunica media is regulated by sympathetic __ __ fibers of autonomic nervous system & battery of chemicals   show
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reduction in lumen diameter as smooth muscle contracts   show
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increase in lumen diameter as smooth muscle relaxes   show
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show vasa vasorum  
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vasa vasorum means   show
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show elastic arteries  
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show 2.5 to 1 cm  
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show low-resistance  
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show conducting arteries  
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in elastic arteries, tunica __ contains most elastin   show
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show muscular  
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deliver blood to specific body organs & account for most of named arteries   show
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show 1 cm to 0.3 mm  
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muscular arteries have __ tunica media of all vessels   show
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muscular arteries are more active in __ & less __   show
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in muscular arteries there is a(n) __ __ on each face of tunica media   show
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smallest of arteries   show
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arterioles have lumen diameter ranging from   show
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show three  
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show smooth muscle  
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show single layer  
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smallest of the blood vessels and the sites of exchange between the blood and tissue cells   show
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capillaries walls consist of just thin tunica __   show
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show pericytes  
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show strategic locations  
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average capillary length   show
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show 8-10 microns  
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capillaries abundant in skin & muscles; most common; continuous, endothelial cells provide uninterrupted lining adjacent cells joined laterally by tight junctions   show
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show tight junctions  
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incomplete/gaps of unjoined membrane in tight junctions, just larger enough to allow limited passage of fluids & small solutes   show
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show pinocytotic vesicles  
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tight junctions of continuous capillaries are complete & extend around entire perimeter of endothelial cells in   show
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show fenestrated capillaries  
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fenestrated capillaries are found wherever __ __ absorption/filtrate formation occurs   show
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show elastic arteries  
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show fenestrated  
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show sinusoids  
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show liver, bone marrow, spleen  
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show venules  
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smallest venules; porous; allow fluid & WBCs to pass from the blood to tissues   show
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show veins  
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veins are composed of 3 tunics, with a __ tunica media & __ tunica externa   show
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veins are __ __, or capacitance vessels, that contain 65% of blood   show
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PPT p7   show
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