092614 card musc and bl ves vm Flashcards
1
Q
what kind of arteries have an external elastic lamina
A
large arteries
2
Q
what is the external elastic lamina
A
outermost elastic layer that separates tunica media from tunica adventitia
3
Q
fenestrated elastic laminae are much more prominent in which vessels
A
elastic artery
4
Q
vasa vasorum
A
smaller blood vessels within the blood vessel’s wall
5
Q
thickness of arteriole wall
A
approximately equal to lumen diameter
6
Q
number of sm musc layers in the tunica media of arterioles
A
two to five
7
Q
do arterioles have external elastic lamina
A
no
8
Q
thickness of arterioles’ tunica adventitia
A
very thin
