The module: Cardiovascular system
Histology of the Cardiovascular System Structure of
Blood Vessels
(Types of Arteries, Veins & Capillaries)
1
, Learning Outcomes
Describe how blood vessels (arteries, arterioles,
1 capillaries, venules and veins) are named.
Describe the structure of different types of blood
2 vessels in relation to their function in supplying
blood to and from the tissues of the body.
2
, LO1
Blood vessels 3
, LO1
Types of arteries
Different arteries contain varying amounts of elastic fibres
and smooth muscle fibres in their walls; thus they are named
elastic (conducting) and muscular (distributing) arteries
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Histology of the Cardiovascular System Structure of
Blood Vessels
(Types of Arteries, Veins & Capillaries)
1
, Learning Outcomes
Describe how blood vessels (arteries, arterioles,
1 capillaries, venules and veins) are named.
Describe the structure of different types of blood
2 vessels in relation to their function in supplying
blood to and from the tissues of the body.
2
, LO1
Blood vessels 3
, LO1
Types of arteries
Different arteries contain varying amounts of elastic fibres
and smooth muscle fibres in their walls; thus they are named
elastic (conducting) and muscular (distributing) arteries
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