Question

PRE-LAB LABELING: will focus on learning names of blood vessels. Please use your textbook, atlas, and videos on iCollege as resources to help memorize the vessels on the tag list. Tip:Use the Complete Anatomy app to learn the layers of blood vessels by searching for the Blood Vessels model. capillaries vein artery

Answer 1

I am attaching a picture which you can use to differentiate with the artery and the vein.

The main difference is the artery contains external elastic membrane which is absent in veins and also the presence of the internal elastic lamina in tunica interna.

You can use the below attached picture.

Tunica interna Valve Endothelium Subendothelial layer Intemal elastic lamina Tunica media Extemal elastic lamina Tunica externa- Lumen Lumen Artery Vein Capillary network Endothelial cells Capillary (b)

Thank you.....