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BLOOD VESSELS
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Tunica interna (intima)
Inner layer of arteries and veins
Endothelium made of simple squamous epithelial cells
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Tunica media
Consists of smooth muscle
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Tunica externa (adventitia)
Made of connective tissue
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Artery
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Arteriole
Small blood vessel coming off a larger artery
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Capillary
Filled with red blood cells
Smallest of the body’s blood vessels
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VenuleSmall blood vessel feeding into a larger vein
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Arteriole and Venule Compared
Arteriole
Venule
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Vein
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One-way valve
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Oxygenated blood (red vessels)
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Deoxygenated blood (blue vessels)