KIN 2500 Chapter : Chapter 14 SI Worksheet

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Tunica interna forms the inner lining of a blood vessel and is in direct contact with the blood as it flows through the lumen: how many layers are there?-3, what are they?- endothelium, basement membrane, internal elastic lamina. Tunica media: how many layers?-2, what are they?-smooth muscle, external elastic lamina. Tunica externa: how many layers?-1, what are they?- vasa vasorum. What does that mean?- their walls stretch easily or expand without tearing in response to a small increase in pressure: what is vasodilation?-the increase in lumen diameter, what is vasoconstriction?-decrease in the diameter of the lumen. What are end arteries?-arteries that do not anastomose. Structure of a capillary: what happens at the capillary bed, consists of only 2 layers, capillaries, thoroughfare channel. Capillaries: function: the exchange of substances between the blood and innerstitial fluid, what is a post-capillary venule?- a venule that receives blood from a capillary.

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