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14 Cards in this Set
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LUMEN
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OPEN PART OF THE VESSEL (CANAL)
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TUNIC INTIMA
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INTERNAL COAT OF EPITHELIAL CELLS (INTERNAL ELASTIC TISSUE)
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TUNIC MEDIA
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INTERMEDIATE COAT OF SMOOTH MUSCLE AND ELASTIC TISSUE THAT CONSTRICTS THE LUMEN AND CONTROLS BLOOD FLOW
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TUNIC EXTERNA (ADVENTITIA)
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EXTERNAL COAT OF WHITE FIROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE LAYERS
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ARTERIES
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CONDUCT BLOOD AWAY FROM THE HEART
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VEIN
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CONDUCT BLOOD TOWARDS THE HEART
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CAPILLARIES
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SIMPLE LAYERS OF EPITHELIAL TISSUE
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WHICH ARE THICKER, ARTERIES OR VEINS?
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ARTERIES
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WHICH HAVE LARGER LUMEN, ARTERIES OR VEINS?
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VEINS
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ANASTAMOSES
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WHERE TWO VESSELS MEET
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WHICH HAVE MORE ANASTAMOSES, VEINS OR ARTERIES?
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VEINS
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NAME THE TYPES OF ARTERIES IN DECREASING SIZE
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CONDUCTION, MUSCULAR DISTRIBUTING, ARTERIOLES
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WHY DO VEINS HAVE VALVES?
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ENSURE BLOOD FLOW TO HEART--NO BACK FLOW
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WHY ARE VEINS THINNER?
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LESS SMOOTH MUSCLE AND LESS TUNICA EXTERNA
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