Blood Vessels- Hands-On-Lab
Blood Vessel Structure
Watch the video on blood vessel structure (press esc to exit), then answer the questions below.
1. What are the three layers of a blood vessel?
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2. What is the basement membrane?
3. What is the Tunica Media composed of?
4. What is the Tunica Externa composed of?
5. Compare the tunica media of large and medium arteries to the tunica media of veins.
6. Compare the tunica media of large and medium arteries to the tunica media of small arteries and arterioles?
7. Describe the structure of a capillary.
8. What is one structure that Large Veins have that none of the other vessels types have? (may not be included in the video)
Blood Vessel Anatomy
Label the major arteries and veins numbered in the images below.
Major Arteries
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Major Veins
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Major Arteries
Major Veins
Blood Pressure
Complete the table below and answer the questions (Questions 3-6 are bonus and count for 2pt extra each).
| BP Irregularity | What is it? | What causes it? |
| Hypertension | ||
| Hypotension |
1. What is systolic BP measuring?
2. What is diastolic BP measuring?
3. How do you find the Pulse Pressure?
4. What does the PP tell us?
5. What is the formula for Mean Arterial Pressure?
6. What does MAP tell us?
