Subdecks (3)

Cards (24)

  • macro vessels
    Artery - main artery is aorta
    vein - main vein is vena cava
  • micro vessels
    arterioles
    capillaries
    venule
  • materiel subdivide to form narrower vessels (arterioles) which eventually become capillaries - these rejoin to form venules which rejoin to form veins
  • vessels made of fibrous layer of connective tissue - inside is a layer of smooth muscle - inside this is internal elastic membrane and finally endothelium