Tunica interna (intima) Inner layer of arteries and veins Endothelium made of simple squamous...

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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)