KROK 1 2017 – Question 84 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
Histologic preparation stained with orcein demonstrates from 40 to 60 fenestrated elastic membranes within the middle coat of the vessel. Name this vessel:
- A. Elastic artery
- B. Mixed type artery
- C. Muscular artery
- D. Nonmuscular vein
- E. Muscular vein
Hint
Consider what a very large number of elastic membranes in the media implies about the size and position of the vessel and the pulsatile pressure its wall must withstand.
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