Bio Final Flashcards
(104 cards)
The first
vessel that carries blood through the circulation:
Aorta
The 3 types of vessels
Artries, capillaries
and veins
Arteries:
large vessels that carry blad from the heart to the body
Types of blood artries carry
All of em carry exygenated blood except pulmonary artery
What helps arteries to withstand the powerful pressure produced by the heart’s pumping:
Thick elastic walls
Three layers of tissue found in artery
walls:
connective tissue, smooth muscles, endothelium. (Outer, middle, inner)
Connective tissue:
Vessel’s outer tissue that helps vessels expand under pressure and connects them to surrounding tissues
Smooth muscle
Regulates the diameter of arteries
Endothelium
tissue:
lines
The
walls
of all blood
Vessels
Capillaries:
smallest bood vessels
How
does blood pass through capillaries
In a single file: (call by cell)
Purpose of capillaries’ very thin
walls:
allows o2 and nutrients to diffues, &waste too
Veins
vescles that return blood
to
the heart
after it passes through capilaries
Venule
very small vessel
that form when capillaries unite
venules:
plural tor venule. unite & form vein.
How does blood flow ageinst granity in veins:
Veins
are located near & between skelatal
muscles so when contracted it squeezes the vein
Why do veins contain valves:
To
Ensure
blood
continues
to flow in one direction
Plasma components:
90% water, 10% dissolved gases, salts, nutrients, enzymes, hormones, waste, plasma proteins, cholesterol, and other imp compounds
main function of red bload delis (RBCs) :
to
transport oxygen
Function of white blood as (WBCs):
guard against infection, fight parasites attach bacteria.
What helps in biood clotting:
plasma proteins & platelets
function
of platelets:
blood clotting
functions of blood:
serves as the body’s transportation system, help regulate body temp, fight
infections,
produce
clots to
minimize blood loss.
Percentage of blood’s
components:
Plasma (55 %) , RBCs (45% or 45%) , wBc+patelets(<1%)