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The elastic walls helps regulate blood pressure.
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Walls of large arteries?
elastic connective tissue
What tissue composes the walls of large arteries?
dense connective tissue, elastic
What is the function of the elastic fibers found in an arterys walls?
Allow arteries to expand
What type of tissue is found in the walls of the arteries that leave the heart but not in the walls of the large veins that enter the heart?
elastic tissue
What type connective tissue is springlike and found in the middle walls of arteries?
Elastic Connective Tissue
Is elastic cartilage tissue found on the walls of large arteries that leave the heart?
The correct answer to this question in FALSE.
Do veins have thick elastic walls?
No, arteries have thicker walls because blood pumps through the arteries around the body, therefore blood pumps through arteries which a high pressure so thick walls are needed. Blood goes through veins with a lower pressure as they lead back to the heart to be oxygenated.
Are coronary arteries elastic?
Yes, arteries have elastic lamina.
What is the structure and function of elastic arteries?
Elastic arteries are also known as conducting arteries because they carry large volumes of blood away from the heart. They are large vessels with diameters up to 2.5 cm (1 in.) (Figure 21-2). The pulmonary trunk and aorta, as well as their major branches (the pulmonary, common carotid, subclavian, and common iliac arteries), are elastic arteries. The walls of elastic arteries are extremely resilient because the tunica media contains a high density of elastic fibers and relatively few smooth muscle cells.
Contrast the structure of veins and arteries for thickness of muscle and elastic tissue?
The more pressure it uses, the thicker the walls will be. Veins have very low pressure which means they have thin walls and vice/versa for arteries which have a higher pressure and thicker walls than veins.
Which of the following is a difference between arteries and veins?
artery walls have more elastic tissue and smooth muscle than veins,
What artery wall is made of 6 layers?
Arteries actually have 5 layers, it is the veins that have 3. Arteries have: -the Outer coat -Elastic layer -Middle coat (thin) -Another elastic layer -Endothelium
