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Vessels

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show arteries, capillaries, veins  
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show Arteries, capillaries  
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___ return blood to the heart and become progressively ___ as they merge and are closer towards it.   show
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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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The outer tunic is ___ ___.   show
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The tunica externa is connective tissue with ___ and ___ fibers. It helps anchor the blood vessel to an organ; larger blood vessels require their own ___ ___; smaller arteries that supply larger arteries are ___ ___, which run through the tunica externa.   show
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show tunica media  
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show tunica intima  
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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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The tunica intima (interna) is composed of ___ ___ ___, an endothelium, lining the inside of the arteries and veins, and a subendothelial layer of ___ ___ ___.   show
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In an artery, the thickest layer is the ___ ___. The ___ and ___ fibers prevent them from collapsing.   show
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In a vein, the thickest layer is the ___ ___. They tend to ___ if there is no blood in them.   show
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The only tunic that capillaries have is the ___ ___. It consists of basement membrane and endothelium only to allow rapid ___ ___.   show
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show straight, transverse, sigmoid  
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show dural venous sinuses  
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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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show Systemic  
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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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show carotid canal  
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show anterior, middle cerebral, opthamalic  
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show conducting  
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show largest  
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show heart  
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show elastic fibers  
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show muscular  
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___ are the smallest arteries.   show
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Arterioles have <6 cell layers of smooth muscle in their ___ ___.   show
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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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Left and right common carotid arteries supply most of the blood to the ___ and ___.   show
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show common carotid  
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show inferior vena cava  
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show superior vena cava  
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Veins are larger than ___.   show
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Smaller and medium-sized veins travel with ___ ___.   show
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Large veins travel with ___ ___.   show
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Blood pressure in veins is too low to overcome the forces of gravity; they possess ___   show
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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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____ are the smallest veins.   show
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Venules are companion vessels with ____.   show
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The smallest venules are located at the distal end of a capillary bed and are called ____ ____.   show
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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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Venous blood return is through the internal jugular vein or the ____ ____ vein.   show
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The internal jugular and the external jugular veins drain into the ____ vein and then into the ____ vein.   show
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show true capillaries  
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show precapillary sphincters, vasomotion  
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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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show ventricular diastole, heart  
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show brachiocephalic trunk, common carotid, subclavian  
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show thyroid, larynx, neck  
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show pharynx  
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show tongue  
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show face  
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show occipital  
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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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The external carotid artery divides into the maxillary artery and ____ ____ artery.   show
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show descending thoracic  
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show descending abdominal  
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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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show mmHg  
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____ ____ artery arises from subclavian artery and supplies the mammary gland and anterior thoracic wall   show
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Internal thoracic artery becomes ____ ____ arteries and continues on to become ____ ____ artery which supplies blood to superior abdominal wall   show
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show inferior epigastric  
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____ and ____ ____ on the left side of the vertebrae drain left side veins   show
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show azygos  
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show superior vena cava  
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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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what are the three main branches of the aortic arch and which major body part is supplied by each branch?   show
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show common carotid, vertebral  
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show three  
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what three arteries supply the organs of the gi tract?   show
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what are the three branches of celiac trunk?   show
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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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what are the five branches of the superior mesenteric artery and what do they supply?   show
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show 1. left colic artery- distal transverse colon and proximal descending colon 2. sigmoid artery- distal descending and sigmoid colon 3. superior rectal artery - rectum and upper half of anal canal  
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show hepatic portal  
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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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show hepatic  
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what are the three paired arteries from the descending abdominal aorta and what do they supply?   show
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show internal iliac  
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show 1. superior/inferior gluteal artery - glutes 2. obturator artery - medial thigh 3. internal pudenal artery - anal canal and perineum 4. middle rectal artery - lower rectum 5. uterine/vaginal artery - uterus and vagina  
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what three branches arise from the celiac trunk? _____ artery, ____ artery and ____ ____ artery   show
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show nutrients  
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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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as the subclavian artery passes over the lateral border of the first rib it becomes ____ artery   show
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____ artery supplies the shoulder and thoracic region   show
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show brachial  
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in the cubital fossa the brachial artery bifurcates into ____ and ____ arteries   show
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radial and ulnar arteries of the forearm anastamose and form superficial and deep ____ ____ in palm of hand   show
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show digital  
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show anastamosis, radial  
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on the dorsum of the hand ____ ____ network drains into the ____ and ____ veins   show
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show median cubital  
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show palmer venous arches, radial, ulnar  
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at the cubital fossa the radial and ulnar veins merge to form a pair of ____ veins   show
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brachial veins merge with the basilic vein to form the ____ vein   show
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show subclavian  
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show external iliac  
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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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show tibial  
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show fibular  
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the posterior tibial artery divides into medial and lateral ____ arteries in the foot   show
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show dorsalis pedis  
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the dorsalis pedis artery and lateral plantar artery unite to form ____ ____   show
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____ arteries extend from plantar arch to supply toes   show
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on the dorsum of the foot a ____ ____ arch drains into the ____ ____ vein medially and ____ ____ vein laterally   show
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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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the anterior and posterior tibial veins merge to form the ____ vein in the popliteal fossa   show
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the poplitel vein curves onto the anterior thigh and becomes the ____ vein   show
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show external iliac  
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show common iliac  
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show inferior vena cava  
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what are the superficial veins that drain the upper limb? ____ and cephalic vein   show
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show pulmonary  
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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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show left ventricle  
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how many veins and arteries are in umbilical cord   show
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show placenta  
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There are three types of capillaries: ____, ____ and ____   show
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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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show interstitial fluid, continuous  
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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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show Sinusoid  
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show anterior, parathyroid, adrenal, spleen  
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show increase, slow  
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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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show Capillaries  
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show coronary  
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Muscular arteries have a proportionately thicker tunica ____. They possess less distensibility and the better ability to ____ or ____.   show
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show Muscular  
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show Muscular, elastic lamina, external elastic lamina  
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