lecture 2 (only blood flow)

Select the three types of blood vessels

• arteries

• veins

• capallaries

• venules

• arterioles

Layers in blood vessels are referred to as _____________

The innermost layer of a blood vessel is called the ______________ ____________ (intima)

_____________ is the weakening of an artery, which its wall can balloon out and burst

Select the types of tissues of the tunica interna

• endothelium

• simple squamous tissue

• thin sub-endothelial layer of areolar connective tissue

• smooth muscle

• elastic fibers

Answer explanation

endothelium = simple squamous tissue

What layer of blood vessels lines the lumen

This layer of blood vessels is composed of smooth muscle and blood fibers. It is also the thickest layer in the arteries

The __________ _______________ is a blood vessel layer that serves for controlling blood pressure and flow

___________ is the decrease the size of lumen for arteries

____________ is the increase of size of lumen for veins