Blood Vessels; Types and Structure

Label the artery layers.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

external elastic MB

basement MB

tunica externa

lumen

endothelium

smooth MT

internal elastic MB

Label the vein layers.

a

b

c

d

tunica externa

smooth MT

external elastic MB

epithelium

basement MB

internal elastic MB

endothelium

Is this an artery or a vein?

• artery

• vein

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

A is ​ (a)  

B is ​ (b)  

C is ​ (c)   ​

D is ​ (d)  

• a vein
• an artery

Place the following in order according to flow moving blood AWAY from the heart.

• muscular artery

• venule

• medium/large veins

• elastic artery

• arteriole

Which type of blood vessel creates a "smoothing effect" on blood so it doesn't spurt (as much)?

• arterioles

• muscular arteries

• elastic arteries

• capillaries

• large veins

Match the following small blood vessels to their name.

• 1

• capillary

• 3

• arteriole

• 2

• venule

All exchange of materials between interstitial fluid and blood occurs at the ____ size of blood vessels.

• arteriole

• capillary

• venule

• elastic artery

Identify this atypical organization of blood vessels.

Reorder the following zones of the blood vessel wall SUPERFICIAL (1) to DEEP (3).

• tunica media

• tunica intima

• tunica externa