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9 Cards in this Set
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three layers of blood vessel wall
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intima--media--externa
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conducting arteries; pressure reservoirs
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elastic arteries
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distributing; tunica media with most smooth muscle
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muscular arteries
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cells that stabilize capillary wall
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pericytes
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capillaries found in small intestine; kidneys
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fenstrated
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leaky capillaries found in iver, bone marrow, lymphoid tissues, endocrine
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sinusoidal capillaries
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remove and destroy any contained bacteria from lining of liver
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kupffer cells
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pressure sensitive mechanoreceptors that respond to changes in arterial pressure and stretch
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baroreceptors
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receptors that respond to changes in blood levels of oxygen, co,
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chemoreceptors
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