The nurse is explaining the regulation of blood pressure to a patient newly diagnosed with hypertension. What tissues within the artery wall that helps maintain diastolic blood pressure should the nurse identify for the patient?
a. Smooth muscle and elastic connective tissue
b. Smooth muscle and simple squamous epithelium
c. Elastic connective tissue and fibrous connective tissue
d. Fibrous connective tissue and simple squamous epithelium
ANS: A
The middle artery layer of smooth muscle and elastic connective tissue maintains normal blood pressure (BP), especially diastolic BP, by changing the diameter of the artery. B. C. D. These tissues are not within the layers of the arterial walls.
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