VASCULAR
TYPES OF ARTERIES
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Question
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Click all of the structures which make up arteries.
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Lumen
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Endothelium
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Thin smooth muscle layer
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Elastic fibres
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Thick smooth muscule layer
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -description. The tunica media, or middle coat, is thicker in arteries, particularly in the large arteries, and consists of smooth muscle cells intermingled with elastic fibres.
Detailed explanation-2: -Arteries have thicker smooth muscle layers to accommodate the changes in pressure from the heart. Arteries and arterioles have relatively thick muscular walls because blood pressure in them is high and because they must adjust their diameter to maintain blood pressure and to control blood flow.
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