Blake_Anatomy_09_Vessels pt 1 Flashcards

1
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Blood vessels functions:

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Transport O2, nutrients and waste, to and from body tissues

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2
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Heart and blood vessels form a __________ system

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closed-loop

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3
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Can blood vessels change their course in accordance with the body’s needs?

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Yes

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4
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Blood vessels are often named for____

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Body region they traverse or the bone next to them

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5
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Some blood vessels are named for ____

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the structure they supply

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6
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Arteries and veins that travel together __________

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sometimes share the same name (vascular or neurovascular bundle)

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7
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Systemic circulation

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the blood vessels that extend to and from the body tissues

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8
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Pulmonary circulation

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The vessels that take the oxygenated blood to the heart tissues themselves

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9
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3 main classes of blood vessels

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Arteries, Capillaries, Veins

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10
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Anastomosis

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the site where two or more vessels merge to supply the same body region

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11
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Anatomical end arteries

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vessels whose terminal branches do not anastomise. In the event that these vessels become blocked, theh tissues will be deprived of oxygen and an “infarct” develops (eg. Kidneys, spleen, brain)

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12
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Functional end arteries

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anastomoses are so small that arteries may be considered end arteries (eg. coronary arteries)

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13
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Do veins or arteries form more anastomoses

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Veins

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14
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Tunics (or layers) of blood vessels (5)

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  • Form a wall of blood vessels
  • surround the lumen
  • Tunica Intima - endothelium
  • Tunica media - smooth muscle and elastic fibers
  • Tunica externa (adventitia) - collagen fibers.
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15
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Tunica Intima (3)

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  • Tunica Interna
  • Innermost layer of blood vessel wall
  • commosed of a layer of simple squamous epithelium, called endothelium
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16
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Tunica Media (2)

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  • Middle Layer of Vessel wall

- composed of circularly arranged layers of smooth muschle cells under autonomic control

17
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Changes in vessel diameter (3)

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  • Contraction of smooth muscle
  • vasoconstriction
  • vasodilation
18
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Tunica Externa (4)

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  • Tunica Adventitia
  • Outermost layer of blood vessel
  • Composed of and areolar connective tissue that contains elastic and collagen fibers, and nerve fibers
  • anchors vessel to other tissues, protects and supports vessel
19
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Pulmonary arteries (fx)

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carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs

20
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3 basic types of arteries

A

elastic
muscular
arterioles

21
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As an artery’s diameter decreases (2)

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Corresponding decrease in elastic fibers

relative increase in smooth muscle

22
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Elastic Arteries (3 facts + 5eg)

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  • Conducting arteries (large diameter/large lumen)
  • Thick-walled, near heart
  • high proportion of elastic fibers throughout tunica media
  • includes: Aorta, pulmonary arteries, brachiocephalic trunk, common corotid, iliac
23
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Functional Properties of Elastic arteries (2)

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  • dampen BP changes associated w/ heart contraction

- Passive accomodation results in smooth flow of blood

24
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Muscular Arteries (3)

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  • Distributing arteries, distal to elastic arteries, medium sized
  • Thick tunica Media (more smooth muscle)
  • Elastic fibers restricted to internal and external elastic lamina
25
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Arterioles

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  • smallest arteries
  • Generally less than 6 layers of smooth muscle in tunica media
  • loss of layers with decreasing size
26
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Arteriosclerosis

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hardening of the arteries

27
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Atherosclerosis

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fatty deposits and occlusion

28
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aneurysm

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ballooning and/or rupture of the vessel

29
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Capillaries (4)`

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  • smallest Vessels (connect arterioles to venules)
  • Slightly larger than single erythrocytes
  • contain only tunica intima, (but this consists only of basement membrane and endothelium)
  • allow gas and nutrient exchange
30
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Capillary beds (3)

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  • do not fx independently
  • fed by metarteriole with precapilary sphincter, its continuation is called thoroughfare channel
  • true capillaries are branches of metarteriole
31
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Metarteriole

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central canal of capillary bed

32
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3 basic kinds of capillaries

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continuous
fenestrated
sinusoids (discontinuous)

33
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Veins (4)

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  • Drain capillaries and return blood to heart
  • walls are relatively thin and the vein lumen is larger
  • blood pressure is lower in veins than arteries
  • hold about 60% of bodies blood
34
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Systemic vs Pulmonary Veins

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  • Systemic veins carry blood to the right atrium of the heart
  • Pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood to the left atrium of the heart
35
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How do veins prevent blood from pooling in the limbs

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  • one way valves to prevent backflow

- deep veins contain skeletal muscle pumps

36
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what directly causes vericose veins?

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nonfunctional valves