EBK ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
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Author: Hoehn
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Chapter 18, Problem 1RQ
Which statement does not accurately describe veins? (a) Have less elastic tissue and smooth muscle than arteries, (b) contain more fibrous tissue than arteries, (c) most veins in the extremities have valves, (d) always carry deoxygenated blood.
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When it comes to arteries and veins, do veins have?
a) a tunica media that is missing in arteries
b) thicker walls than arteries
c) more smooth muscles than arteries
d) valves, this is lacking in arteries
(a) Mention any two components of blood.
(b) Trace the movement of oxygenated blood in the body. (c) Write the function of valves present in between atria and ventricles.
(d) Write one structural difference between the composition of artery and veins.
Which of the following statements about blood vessels is TRUE?
A) Venules have large lumens, thin walls, & are high pressure vessels
B) Arterioles have small lumens, thick walls, & are low pressure vessels
C) True capillaries possess pre-capillary sphincters and are surrounded by smooth muscle cells
D) Both A & B
E) None of the above
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EBK ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
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