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Arteries contain elastic fibres. These are particularly abundant in the large conducting arteries, such as the aorta.
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Are arteries strong elastic vessels that carry blood to the heart?
yes
Thin-walled blood vessels less elastic than arteries?
aorta
Do muscular arteries maintain blood flow during ventricular diastole?
The structure of the various blood vessels is closely related to their function. The vessels which receive blood from the heart, the elastic arteries, have thick, strong walls to cope with the sudden high pressure produced during diastole; they contain abundant elastic material to allow stretch so that the vessel lumen may accommodate the change of volume. They also have a thick, outer coat of collagenous connective tissue whose tensile strength prevents over-distension of the elastic tissue. The elastic recoil of these elastic arteries is responsible for maintaining a continuous, though decreased, flow of blood to smaller vessels during systole.http://ect.downstate.edu/courseware/histomanual/cardiovascular.html
Does tunica media of elastic arteries contains more elastic fibers than muscular arteries?
true
What type connective tissue is springlike and found in the middle walls of arteries?
Elastic Connective Tissue
What vessels contain elastic fibers in the walls that are stretched during systole?
Capillaries
What are the different blood vessels?
arteries thick walled and elastic blood vessels capillaries and veins
Why are blood vessels elastic?
Blood vessels are elastic in order to maintain the circulatory system. The vessels need to be able to stretch based on the force of the blood that is pumped through them. There are also receptors on blood vessels that control the diameter in order to shift blood to other parts of the body.
Why is the dermis elastic and spongy?
The dermis, the layer just below the epidermis, is made up of collagen, elastin fibers, and blood vessels. Together they make your skin spongy and plump.
Where Elastic fibers are absent in case of blood vascular system?
The capillaries are the only blood vessels without elastic tissue. This is so that the vessel walls are as thin as possible to reduce the diffusion distance (for gases and waste products). Veins do contain a layer of elastic tissue is their walls, but this is a very thin layer (when compared to arteries).
Strong elastic blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are?
arteries.
What contains large amounts of fluid and lacks fibers?
Blood - connective tissue/fluid within blood vessels. No fibers.
Why are muscle cells stretchy?
All blood vessels can stretch to an extent. However, arteries are most flexible because they have more muscular fibers in their walls.
The canal that runs through the core of each osteon (Haversian system) contains?
Central (Haversian) Canal is the canal that runs through the core of each osteon.
Are arteries strong elastic vessels that carry blood to the heart?
yes
Which fiber stabilizes cells organs and blood vessels?
reticular fibers
Name the 3 types of fibers in areolar connective tissue?
the three basic types of fibers that are found in connective tissue are collagen fibers, elastic fibers, and reticular fibers
