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11 Cards in this Set
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carries blood away from the heart
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arteries
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smallest and most numerous. Considered the "exchange vessel"
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capillaries
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carries blood back to the heart
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veins
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smooth inner-most layer,
blood flows smoothly over it. |
tunic intima
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middle layer (thickest) composed of elastic tissue & smooth muscle that stretches in response to the pumping of the blood by the heart.
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tunica media
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outer layer made of tough connective tissue. supports and protects blood vessels.
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tunica adventitia
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"conductance" vessels (blood from heart to organs)
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arteries
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smallest veins
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venules
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smallest of arteries that contract and relax, determining the resistance of blood flow.
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arterioles
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return blood to the heart from the body
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venules
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largest artery "mother of all arteries"
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aorta
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