General Pathology Week 13: Vascular Maladies

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What is the principal mechanism of vascular disease characterized by narrowing or complete obstruction of vessel lumina?

  • Thrombosis
  • Embolism
  • Hypertension
  • Atherosclerosis (correct)

In blood vessels, which layer primarily consists of smooth muscle cells and extracellular matrix (ECM)?

  • Elastic Laminae
  • Intima
  • Media (correct)
  • Adventitia

Which type of blood vessel is mainly affected by atherosclerosis?

  • Small arteries
  • Small arterioles
  • Veins
  • Large muscular arteries (correct)

What is the function of large elastic arteries such as the aorta and pulmonary arteries?

<p>Storing energy during systole and recoil during diastole (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the predominant structure of medium-sized muscular arteries like the coronary and renal arteries?

<p>Smooth muscle cells (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which blood vessels play a key role in regulating blood flow resistance and have a significant impact on blood pressure due to diameter changes?

<p>Arterioles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of capillaries in the circulatory system?

<p>Facilitating rapid exchange of diffusible substances between blood and tissue (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are veins adapted for due to their larger diameters, lumina, and thinner walls compared to arteries?

<p>Facilitating rapid exchange of diffusible substances between blood and tissue (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What separates the intima from the media in blood vessel walls?

<p>Internal elastic lamina (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of vessels receive nutrients from vasa vasorum in the adventitia?

<p>Large and medium-sized vessels (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common mechanism leading to weakening of vessel walls in vascular diseases?

<p>Atherosclerosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes selective involvement of vessels of specific calibers in vasculitis?

<p>Inflammation and immune response (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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