QuestionSBA
QuestionChoice
This is incorrect. The tunica intima should be the innermost layer, followed by the tunica media and then the tunica externa.
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Tunica externa, tunica intima, tunica media
QuestionChoice
This is correct. In a blood vessel, the layers are arranged in the following order from superficial to deep: tunica externa (outermost layer), tunica media and tunica intima (innermost layer).
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Tunica intima, tunica media, tunica externa
QuestionChoice
This is incorrect. The tunica media should be between the tunica intima and tunica externa.
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Tunica media, tunica intima, tunica externa
QuestionChoice
This is incorrect. In a typical blood vessel, the tunica intima is the innermost layer, followed by the tunica media, and the tunica externa is the outermost layer.
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Tunica externa, tunica media, tunica intima
QuestionChoice
This is incorrect. The tunica media should be located between the tunica intima and tunica externa.
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Tunica intima, tunica externa, tunica media
Concept
Chapter
2693
3809
Structure and physiology of blood vessels
Topic
159
Cardiovascular physiology
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A 28 year old man attends the haematology clinic. He has a history of haemochromatosis, for which he undergoes regular phlebotomy.

Which of the following represents the correct order of layers in a typical blood vessel, arranged from the most deep to most superficial?
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