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Medical Terminology for Health Professions, Spiral bound Version (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305634350

Author:Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder

Publisher:Ann Ehrlich, Carol L. Schroeder, Laura Ehrlich, Katrina A. Schroeder

Chapter2: The Human Body In Health And Disease

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 39WPT: The abnormal hardening of the walls of blood vessels is ____________________.

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The _______________________ of an artery wall contains many smooth muscle cells.

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The peripheral circulatory system performs distribution of the blood flow, transport, storage of blood, and gaseous exchange between the blood and tissues. This system consists of two types of blood vessels; pulmonary vessels and systemic vessel. Pulmonary vessels and systemic vessels together constitute as peripheral circulation. Function of pulmonary vessels is to supply the blood to the lungs while systemic vessels act to supply the blood to rest of the body except lungs.

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An artery wall consists of three layers:

Innermost layer
Tunica interna: It is a squamous epithelial layer that is enclosed by a connective tissue with elastic fibers.
Tunica media: It is the middle layer of the wall of an artery. It is usually the thickest layer of arterial wall. It is primarily a smooth muscle that contains many smooth muscle cells.

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