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​Match the Site for Intramuscular Injection to the Term Provided

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​Match the site for intramuscular injection to the term provided.
-​Mid-portion of the thigh


Definitions:

Tunic Media

The middle layer of the wall of blood vessels, composed mostly of smooth muscle and elastic tissue, which regulates the diameter of the vessels.

Arteries

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's tissues, except for the pulmonary arteries, which carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

Veins

Blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart, typically carrying deoxygenated blood, except for the pulmonary and umbilical veins.

Sympathetic Nerve Fibers

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for stress-related activities.

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