BIOL-N - Biology BIOL-N 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tunica Externa, Tunica Intima, Tunica Media

• School: IUPUI
• Department: BIOL-N - Biology
• Course: BIOL-N - Biology BIOL-N 214
• Professor: Goecke- Flora C

Document Summary

Chapt er #2 1 - the cardiova s c ul ar syst e m: blood vess el s: overview of blood vessel str uc t u r e and func tion. Blood vessels - tra n s p o r t blood thro ug ho u t body. Arteries - tra n s p or t blood away from hear t. Veins - tra n s po r t blood back to hea rt. Cont ai n s endot h eli u m (simple squ a mo u s epitheli u m) Intima t e with blood: tunic a media. Circ ul a rly arr a nge d smoot h mu s cle cells. Vasocon s t riction - reduc tion in dia me t e r of lume n. Vasodilation - dilation in dia me t e r of lume n: tunic a adve ntitia (outer mo s t layer)