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Walls of arteries are made up of different cells, muscle, and connective tissue and is very thick. The walls have to be thick because the pressure from the blood is so great that without the thickness, the walls would easily rupture, which would be fatal.
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What is the process called which involves the contraction of smooth muscle in the artery wall reducing the diameter of the lumen?
Vasoconstriction is normal contraction of smooth muscle in the artery wall.
What is the sac formed by dilation of a vessel wall in the cerebral artery called?
Aneurysm
What is a sac formed by dilation of a vessel wall in the cerebral artery called?
Aneurysm
Is Artery more thicker than vein?
the wall of an artery is usuallythicker that the wall of a vein.
The ballooning out of an artery wall at a point where it has been weakened by deterioration is called a(n)?
aneurysm
What is relaxation of the smooth muscle in the artery wall which causes the artery wall to become larger?
Vasodilation
Is a tumor located within the joint called an atheroma?
No, an atheromais a fatty plaque on the wall of an artery.
What is the medical term meaning sac formed by the widening of the wall of an artery?
It is called an Aneurysm
What is the sac formed by dilatation of a vessel wall in the cerebral artery called?
This is called aneurysm. It is not strong and can rupture causing a stroke.
Is there a muscle wall in an artery?
yes
What is the primary artery that feeds the anterior wall of the heart?
right coronary artery
What microscopic vessels composed of simple squamous epithelial cells are called?
Tunica Intima is the innermost layer of the wall of the artery. The wall is consist of simple squamous epithelium which is called endothelium.
