BSC 2086 Chapter 21 Questions and Answers with Verified
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QUESTION
arteries
Answer:
carry blood away from the heart
QUESTION
arterioles
Answer:
smaller arteries that regulate the flow of blood into capillary networks
QUESTION
capillaries
Answer:
numerous tiny vessels
QUESTION
venules
Answer:
small veins
QUESTION
veins
Answer:
convey blood from the tissues back to the heart
QUESTION
angiogenesis
Answer:
growth of new blood vessels
QUESTION
tunica interna
Answer:
inner lining of a blood vessel
, QUESTION
lumen
Answer:
interior opening of a vessel
QUESTION
tunica media
Answer:
muscular and connective tissue layer that displays the greatest variation among vessel types
QUESTION
vasoconstriction
Answer:
decrease in the diameter of the lumen of a blood vessel
QUESTION
vasodilation
Answer:
increase in lumen diameter
QUESTION
tunica externa
Answer:
outer covering of a blood vessel
QUESTION
vasa vasorum
Answer:
small vessels that supply blood to the tissue of a vessel
QUESTION
elastic arteries
Answer:
largest arteries in the body
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QUESTION
arteries
Answer:
carry blood away from the heart
QUESTION
arterioles
Answer:
smaller arteries that regulate the flow of blood into capillary networks
QUESTION
capillaries
Answer:
numerous tiny vessels
QUESTION
venules
Answer:
small veins
QUESTION
veins
Answer:
convey blood from the tissues back to the heart
QUESTION
angiogenesis
Answer:
growth of new blood vessels
QUESTION
tunica interna
Answer:
inner lining of a blood vessel
, QUESTION
lumen
Answer:
interior opening of a vessel
QUESTION
tunica media
Answer:
muscular and connective tissue layer that displays the greatest variation among vessel types
QUESTION
vasoconstriction
Answer:
decrease in the diameter of the lumen of a blood vessel
QUESTION
vasodilation
Answer:
increase in lumen diameter
QUESTION
tunica externa
Answer:
outer covering of a blood vessel
QUESTION
vasa vasorum
Answer:
small vessels that supply blood to the tissue of a vessel
QUESTION
elastic arteries
Answer:
largest arteries in the body