The middle layer of the blood vessel wall is the ______.
tunica intima
tunica externa
tunica media - ANSWER: Tunica media
Which of the following are elastic arteries?
Multiple select question.
1)Inferior mesenteric artery
2)Aorta
3)Coronary artery
4)Subclavian artery
5)Common carotid artery - ANSWER: 2,4, 5
The narrowing of the blood vessel lumen resulting from sympathetic innervation causing the
contraction of the smooth muscle of tunica media is known as ______.
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