Ch 21 Arteries Flashcards
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Tunica media
A
Middle layer, contains smooth muscle tissue, thickest layer
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Tunica intima
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Inner layer of a blood vessel, includes endothelial lining
2
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Tunica externa (tunica adventitia)
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Outer layer, CT sheath
3
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Present in arteries but not veins
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Elastic lamina
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Blood supply to circle of Willis
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Internal carotid
Vertebral
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Destination of aorta
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Right and left common iliac artery
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What arteries make up circle of Willis?
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Post and ant communicating
Post middle and ant cerebral
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What feeds stomach, spleen, and liver
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Celiac plexus
