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Describe the Intima layer in a large vein.
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well developed with subendothelial layer
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Describe the Media layer in a large vein.
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Thin with some smooth muscle, collagen fibers
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Describe the Adventia layer in a large vein.
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The thickest and best developed tunic and contains bundles of longitudinally arranged smooth muscle cells with collagen fibers between these bundles. Elastic and reticular fibers are present.
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The heart is a modified______, that consists of three tunics. List the tunics.
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modified blood vessel
3 tunics: -the internal, or endocardium, -the middle, or myocardium, -the external or epicardium |
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What is the fibrous skeleton of the heart and its function?
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central region
serves as a base for valves and insertion of cardiac muscle cells. |
