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Arterial wall trends
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wall thickness gradually diminishes but the wall to lumen diameter becomes greater
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Three types of arteries
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large/elastic, medium/muscular, small arteries
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three layers of blood vessels and what are they separated by
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Intima, Media, Adventitia, separated by internal and external elastic lamina
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How does each layer of blood vessel get nutrition?
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media - diffusion through intima fenestrations;
adventitia has vaso vasorum |
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What part of the artery is rich in elastin?
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media
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