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Because it is an involuntaru muscle contraction
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Smooth inner layer than surrounds the lumen of a blood vessel?
endothelium
What are the three layers of an artery and state their function?
The three layers of an artery are Endothelium, smooth muscle, and connective tissue.
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to the lining of an artery?
the endothelium is the inner most linning of the artery vessel. Or better known as the Intima..... The tunica intima, the innermost layer, consists of an inner surface of smooth endothelium covered by a surface of elastic tissues
How come smooth muscle fibers of an artery do not get nutrients from lumen?
The Vasa Vasorum supply the wall of the large arteries This method to feed the smooth muscle is necessary as the endothelium covering the lumen doesn't permit the ready diffusion of nutrients from the lumen.
What epithelium is found in blood vessels?
Simple squamous epithelium
What layer consist of endothelium?
Capillary walls consists of a single layer of flat endothelium
What lines the sinuses?
Endothelium
Mesothelium is to the linings of the body cavities as endothelium is to the lining of the?
Mesothelium and endothelium are types of epithelium tissue. Mesothelium lines the body cavities and endothelium lines primarily the circulatory system.
What has the author Gabor M Rubanyi written?
Gabor M. Rubanyi has written: 'The endothelium in clinical practice' -- subject(s): Pathophysiology, Physiopathology, Prostacyclin, Endothelium, Endothelins, Therapy, Thromboxanes, Vascular endothelium, Physiology, Heart Diseases
What Vessels are composed of endothelium only?
capillaries
What tissues are found in the liver?
Many tissues form blood vessel walls, including endothelium, pericytes, smooth muscle, and fibroblasts.
What has the author John F Seccombe written?
John F. Seccombe has written: 'Vasoactive factors produced by the endothelium' -- subject(s): Pathophysiology, Physiopathology, Physiology, Coronary vasospasm, Blood-vessels, Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury, Endothelium, Vascular, Nitric oxide, Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Repurfusion injury, Coronary Vasospam, Vascular endothelium
