Cards (3)

  • Structure of arteries
    • Narrow lumens
    • High blood pressure
    • Thin muscle and elastic tissue
    • Endothelial lining of lumen
  • Structure of veins
    • Wide lumens
    • Low blood pressure
    • Thin muscle and elastic tissue
    • Endothelial lining of lumen
    • Valves
  • Structure of capillaries
    • Endothelial lining 1 cell thick
    • No muscle and elastic tissue
    • Lumen wide enough for 1 red blood cell