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BIOS 255 Chapter 21

  • systolic pressure
  • –Answer Blood pressure in the arteries during contraction of the ven- tricles.

  • diastolic pressure
  • –Answer Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions.

  • Arteries carry blood from the heart
  • –Answer away

  • Veins carry loose from the heart
  • –Answer towards

  • anastomosis
  • –Answer connecting two tubular structures at the distal end

  • The wall of an artery or vein consists of these three layers
  • –Answer

–Answer tunica interna, tunica media, tunica externa

  • large arteries are termed
  • –Answer

–Answer elastic (conducting) arteries

  • small arteries are termed
  • –Answer

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muscular (distributing) arteries

  • collateral circulation
  • –Answer the alternative route of blood flow to a body part through an anastomosis

  • end arteries
  • –Answer arteries that do not anastomose

  • Arterioles
  • –Answer small arteries that deliver blood to capillaries

  • Capillaries
  • –Answer Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place between the blood and cells of the body

  • pre-capillary sphincters
  • –Answer regulate blood flow through capillaries

  • sinusoids
  • –Answer capillaries in the liver

  • Venules
  • –Answer capillaries that merge to form veins

  • Which two layers of veins walls are thinner than those of arteries?
  • –Answer tunica interna and tunica media

  • Veins contain to prevent backflow of blood
  • –Answer valves

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SUBSCRIBE BIOS 255 Chapter 21 1. systolic pressure –Answer Blood pressure in the arteries during contraction of the ven- tricles. 2. diastolic pressure –Answer Blood pressure that remains betwe...

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