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A&P Test 2 (1)

  1. structure 3 layers of blood vessels
    epithelial inner lining, a middle layer consisting of smooth muscle and elastic connective tissue, and a connective tissue outer covering
  2. carries blood away from the heart
    arteries
  3. carries to blood to the heart
    veins
  4. connect arterioles to venules
    capillaries
  5. help propel blood onward while the ventricles are relaxing
    Elastic Arteries
  6. largest arteries in the body, have the largest diameter among arteries, but their vessel walls are relatively thin compared with the overall size of the vessel
    Elastic Arteries
  7. branch and ultimately distribute blood to each of the various organs
    Muscular Arteries
  8. Medium-sized arteries
    Muscular Arteries
  9. the elastic fibers momentarily store mechanical energy
    arteries as pressure reservoirs
  10. the union of the branches of two or more arteries supplying the same body region
    anastomoses
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A&P Test 2 (1)
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