Match each term with its corresponding description.
-Middle layer of blood vessel, containing smooth muscle

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Tunica media is the middle layer of a blood vessel, containing smooth muscle.

Answer: A
 Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.

Answer: C
 Pulmonary circulation is the part of the circulatory system that carries oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart to the lungs and returns oxygen-rich blood back to the heart.

Answer: D
 Systemic circulation is the part of the circulatory system that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the rest of the body and returns oxygen-depleted blood back to the heart.

Answer: F
 Tunica intima is the innermost layer of a blood vessel, made up of endothelial cells.

Answer: E
 Tunica adventitia is the outermost layer of a blood vessel, made up of connective tissue and collagen fibers.

Answer: H
 Veins are blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart from the rest of the body.

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