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Vessels

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show arteries, capillaries, veins  
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___ carry blood away from the heart and become progressively smaller as they branch and finally result in ___.   show
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show Veins, larger  
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show one  
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Functional end arteries’ anastomosis is so tiny that they can be considered ___ ___.   show
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show Companion  
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show tunics  
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show tunic externa  
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show elastic, collagen, blood supply, vasa vasorum  
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show tunica media  
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The inner tunic is the ___ ___.   show
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The tunic media is comprised of circularly arranged ___ muscle; sympathetic input causes this smooth muscle to ___ resulting in___; parasympathetic input results in ___.   show
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show simple squamous epithelium, areolar connective tissue  
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In an artery, the thickest layer is the ___ ___. The ___ and ___ fibers prevent them from collapsing.   show
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show tunica externa, collapse  
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show tunica intima, gas exchange  
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The dural venous sinus system consists of the superior and inferior sagittal sinuses, the ___ sinus, the left and right ___ sinuses, and the left and right ___ sinuses.   show
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Most of the venous blood of the cranium drains though the ___ ___ ___.   show
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The dural venous sinuses are formed between two layers of ___ ___.   show
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There are no ___ in the dural venous system; blood flow is NOT unidirectional.   show
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___ circulation consists of arteries and veins that travel to and from all parts of the body except the lungs.   show
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show elastin, muscular, arterioles  
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Arterioles command how much blood gets to tissue. They ___ and ___ and ___.   show
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The internal carotid arteries enter the cranium through the ___ ___.   show
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show anterior, middle cerebral, opthamalic  
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show conducting  
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Elastic arteries are the ___ of the arteries.   show
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Most examples of elastic arteries are near the ___.   show
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show elastic fibers  
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Elastic arteries branch into ___ arteries.   show
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___ are the smallest arteries.   show
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show tunica media  
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show three, endothelium  
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Sympathetic innervation to the muscle fiber cells of the tunica media causes ___ resulting in elevation of blood pressure.   show
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show vasodilation  
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show head, neck  
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At the superior border of the thyroid cartilage, the ___ ___ arteries divide into internal and external carotid arteries.   show
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show inferior vena cava  
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show superior vena cava  
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show venules  
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show muscular arteries  
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show elastic arteries  
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show valves  
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show intima  
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show skeletal muscle pump  
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show capillaries  
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Pressure in veins is much higher or lower than in arteries?   show
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At rest, the body’s veins hold about ____% of the body’s blood. Thus, veins function as blood ____.   show
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show Venules  
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Venules are companion vessels with ____.   show
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show postcapillary venules  
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show postcapillary venules  
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show veins  
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The facial, superficial temporal and maxillary veins ____.   show
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show external jugular  
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show subclavian, brachiocephalic  
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Branches from the metarteriole that begin with a ring of smooth muscle on their walls are called ___ ___.   show
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The ____ ____ control blood flow into true capillaries. They open when the tissue needs nutrients and closes when needs have been met. They undergo ____.   show
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Vertebral arteries branch from the ____ ____ and travel through the transverse foramina of the ____ vertebrae.   show
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The vertebral arteries enter the cranium through the foramen magnum where they merge to form the ____ artery.   show
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show cerebral arterial circle, circle of Willis  
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show ventricular systole, contraction  
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Diastolic pressure is pressure during ____ ____. Pressure is highest in the arteries nearest to the ____.   show
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The aortic arch gives off three branches: the ____ ____, (which bifurcates into right common carotid and right subclavian arteries) the left ____ ____ artery, and the left ____ artery.   show
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show thyroid, larynx, neck  
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show pharynx  
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The lingual artery is a branch of the external carotid artery that supplies the ____.   show
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show face  
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The ____ artery is a branch of the external carotid artery that supplies the posterior portion of the scalp.   show
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The ____ ____ artery is a branch of the external carotid artery that supplies the ear and scalp around it.   show
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show superficial temporal  
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The ____ ____ aorta follows the aortic arch and gives off several branches to the thoracic wall.   show
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The descending thoracic aorta is renamed ____ ____ aorta when it passes inferior and posterior to the diaphragm.   show
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show common iliac  
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Common iliac veins further divide into internal and external ____ ____.   show
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show large  
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Blood pressure is the force per unit area that blood gives the wall measured in ____.   show
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____ ____ artery arises from subclavian artery and supplies the mammary gland and anterior thoracic wall   show
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show anterior intercostal, superior epigastric  
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____ ____ artery is a branch of the external iliac artery and supplies the inferior abdominal wall and forms anastamosis with the superior epigastric artery   show
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____ and ____ ____ on the left side of the vertebrae drain left side veins   show
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____ vein drains blood from the right side veins and receives blood from the hemiazygos and accessory hemiazygos veins.   show
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blood from the azygos vein drains into the ____ ____ ____   show
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the lungs are supplied by several ____ arteries that branch from the ____ ____ _____.   show
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the esophagus is supplied by ____ arteries that branch from ____ ____ ____.   show
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what are the three sources and where do they branch from that supply the diaphragm?   show
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show phrenic nerve  
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show brachiocephalic trunk which bifurcates into right common carotid and supplies the r side of the head and neck right subclavian artery- r upper limb and some thoracic structure left common carotid artery-the left upper limb and some thoracic structure  
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show common carotid, vertebral  
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how many unpaired arteries emerge from the anterior wall of the descending abdominal aorta   show
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show celiac trunk - stomach pancreas liver and spleen superior mesenteric artery - small intestine inferior mesenteric artery - large intestine, colon, rectum and anus  
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show left gastric artery, splenic artery, common hepatic artery  
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left ____ artery supplies lesser curvature of stomach and lower esophogus   show
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show splenic  
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show common hepatic  
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show 1. inferior pancreaticduodenal artery - pancreas and duodenum 2. intestinal artery(18-20) jejunum and ileum 3. ileocolic artery ileum cecum appendix 4. right colic artery ascending colon 5. middle colic artery transverse colon  
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what are the three branches of the inferior mesenteric artery and what do they supply?   show
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veins that drain blood from the gi organs and shunt blood to the liver: ____ ____ system   show
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show hepatic portal  
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show 1. inferior mesenteric vein - distal part of colon 2. splenic vein - spleen, pancreas and stomach 3. superior mesenteric vein- small intestines, proximal part of colon, pancreas and sotmach  
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____ veins collect blood from the liver and return it to inferior vena cava   show
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show 1. middle suprarenal artery- adrenal gland 2. renal artery - kidney 3. gonadal artery (testicular or ovarian artery) - gonads  
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show internal iliac  
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5 branches of the internal iliac artery and what they supply.   show
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show gastric, splenic, common hepatic  
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The hepatic portal system is network of veins that drain blood from gi system and shunts it the liver. Its main function is to drain ____ from liver.   show
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show mesenteric, splenic, superior mesenteric  
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left and right ____ arteries supply blood to the upper limbs   show
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show axillary  
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____ artery supplies the shoulder and thoracic region   show
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as the axillary artery passes over the inferior border of the teres major it becomes ____ artery.   show
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in the cubital fossa the brachial artery bifurcates into ____ and ____ arteries   show
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show palmer arches  
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show digital  
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show anastamosis, radial  
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show dorsal venous, basilic, cephalic  
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show median cubital  
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show palmer venous arches, radial, ulnar  
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show brachial  
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show axillary  
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when the axillary vein crosses superior to the lateral border of the first rib it becomes the ____ vein   show
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the left and right ____ ____ arteries supply the lower limb   show
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show femoral, femoral  
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____ ____ artery supplies the hip joint via medial and lateral circumflex arteries   show
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show popliteal  
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popliteal artery divides into anterior and posterior ____ arteries that supply the anterior and posterior compartment of the leg   show
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the posterior tibial artery gives off a branch called _____ artery and supplies the lateral compartment of leg   show
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the posterior tibial artery divides into medial and lateral ____ arteries in the foot   show
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the anterior tibial artery changes to ____ ____ artery at the anterior surface of the ankle   show
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the dorsalis pedis artery and lateral plantar artery unite to form ____ ____   show
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show digital  
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show dorsal venous, great saphenous, small saphenous  
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The great saphenous vein drains into _____ vein and the small saphenous vein drains into ____ vein.   show
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deep and digital veins of the foot drain into pairs of ____ and ____ plantar veins   show
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show posterior tibial  
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on the dorsum of foot and ankle deep veins drain into a pair of ____ ____ veins   show
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show popliteal  
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the poplitel vein curves onto the anterior thigh and becomes the ____ vein   show
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once the femoral vein passes superior to the inguinal ligament it becomes ____ ____ vein   show
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show common iliac  
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the left and right common iliac vein merge to form the ____ ____ ____   show
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what are the superficial veins that drain the upper limb? ____ and cephalic vein   show
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____ circulation is responsible for carrying deoxygenated blood from right side of heart to lungs and returning oxygenated blood to left side of heart   show
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Which circulation, pulmonary or systemic, has arteries that carry deoxygenated blood and veins that carry oxygenated blood?   show
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deoxygenated blood exits the right ventricle into the ____ ____ which bifurcates into right and left _____ arteries that go to the lungs   show
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show pulmonary  
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show deoxygenated blood, gas exchange  
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oxygenated blood leaves the ____ ____ of the heart and travels through the aorta   show
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show 1 vein 2 arteries  
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Gas and nutrient exchange occurs in the ____ during fetal circulation.   show
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show continuous, fenestrated, sinusoid  
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Continuous capillaries, the most common, are made up of endothelial cells from a continuous and complete lining (no physical holes) aided by the presence of tight junctions. Materials pass through by ____ ____ or ____.   show
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Continuous capillaries are found in ____, skin, ____, ____ and CNS.   show
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Fenestrated capillaries are made up of endothelial cells that possess small “holes” to allow fluid exchange between blood and ____ ____. Their basement membrane is ____.   show
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Fenestrated capillaries are found in the ____ ____ of the eye, ____ glands (for hormone transport) and ____ (to filter ALL blood).   show
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____ capillaries have big gaps between endothelial cells that promote transportation of large molecules and cells to and from the blood. Their basement membrane is discontinuous or absent.   show
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show anterior, parathyroid, adrenal, spleen  
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Capillaries form capillary beds. These beds ____ surface area to ____ blood flow allowing more time for exchange.   show
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show metarteriole, thoroughfare channel  
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thoroughfare channel connects to a ____ ____   show
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show capillaries  
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The diameter of capillaries is only slightly larger than a/an ____.   show
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show intima  
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____ are the only type of blood vessel where metabolic exchange can occur between blood and cells outside of the bloodstream.   show
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Oxygenated blood is pumped out of left ventricle into ascending aorta; the ascending aorta gives off two branches: the left and right ____ artery   show
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show media, vasoconstrict, vasodilate  
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____ arteries are medium diameter arteries and are called distributing arteries.   show
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show Muscular, elastic lamina, external elastic lamina  
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