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| Carries blood away from the heart. |
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| The smallest branches of arteries. |
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Smallest blood vessels.
Location where diffusion occurs between blood and interstitial fluid. |
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Collect blood from capillaries.
Unite to form veins. |
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| Return blood to the heart |
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Tunica interna
Innermost layer of a blood vessel |
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| Internal Elastic Membrane |
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| Layer of elastic fibers in outer margin |
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| The middle layer of a blood vessel |
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| External elastic membrane |
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| Separates tunica media from tunica externa (arteries only) |
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Tunica Adventitia
The outermost layer of a blood vessel |
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