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Which tunic of the artery contains endothelium?
tunica media
What is the innermost coat of an artery that comes into direct contact with blood called?
Tunica Intima
What is the innermost coat of an artery that comes into direct contact with the blood?
Tunica Intima
Which layer of the artery wall thickens most in atherosclerosis?
The tunica media is the thickest layer of of an artery
What are the three layers of a vein wall?
The tunica intima, the tunica media and the tunica adventitia. The innermost layer of the vein is the tunica intima.
The central cavity of a blood vessel is called?
tunica intima
What is the central cavity of a blood vessel is called?
Tunica Intima
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.
What tunic has a smooth surface that decreases resistance to blood flow?
Tunica intima
Three layers of arteries?
The outermost layer is known as the tunica externaformerly known as "tunica adventitia" and is composed ofconnective tissue. Inside this layer is thetunica media, ormedia, which is made up ofsmooth musclecells and elastic tissue. The innermost layer, which is in direct contact with the flow of blood is thetunica intima, commonly called theintima. This layer is made up of mainlyendothelial cells. The hollow internal cavity in which the blood flows is called thelumen.
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
What is the innermost tunic?
tunica intima
