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What is the name of a blood vessel whose walls are only one layer thick that starts with c?
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∙ 8y ago
Capillaries are one cell thick.
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∙ 8y agoCapillaries
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What is a vessel with a thick layer of smooth muscle and elastic fibers that allow for expansion?
An artery is a vessel with a thick medial layer, consisting of smooth muscle to allow for constriction or dilation in order to control blood flow through the vessel.
What kind of blood vessel are the thinest?
Blood capillaries are the thinnest, their walls only a single layer thick in order to reduce the diffusion distance for substances between the blood and tissues.
What is a blood vessel called that is one cell thick for the absorption of nutrients and removal of wastes?
A capillary is a blood vessel that is one cell thick for the absorption of nutrients and removal of wastes.
What is a thick walled blood vessel that transports blood away from the heart called?
veins
What is a thick walled vessel that carries blood away from the heart?
arteries
Is the blood vessel thin or thick walled towards the heart?
Thicker
What is a thick walled vessel that brings blood away from the heart?
an artery
What word means a thick-walled blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart?
artery
Why do arteries have a thick layer?
because they carry blood from the heart.
What thick walled blood vessel takes blood from the heart?
there are only 2 vessels that take blood from the heart. The Pulmonary trunk that bifurcates into the (right and left) pulmonary arteries. and the aorta. the aorta is the largest vessel in the body and certainly would be considered thick walled.
Which blood vessel has thick muscular walls and divide into smaller and smaller branches?
Vein
What is tunica intima?
The tunica interna, is a thin layer only a few cells thick of a vein and artery, made up of connective tissue and elastic fibers. It is sometimes referred to as the intima membrane. It is this layer that gives smoothness to the lining of the vessel, enhancing blood flow.
