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BS - Blood Retina Barrier - Week 3 Flashcards

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Name the two circulatory systems.

A

Cardiovascular

Lymphatic

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Name the three components of the cardiovascular system.

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Heart
Pulmonary
Systemic

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Name the 5 components of the systemic circulation.

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Arteries
Arterioles
Capillaries
Venules
Veins
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Which of the following vessels have valves?
Arteries
Veins
Lymphatic vessels

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Veins

Lymphatic vessels

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Name the innermost layer of a blood vessel.

Give its alternate name, and describe the number of cell layers, shape, type, and association with tissue (2).

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Tunica intima (or interna)
Is a single layer of flattened squamous endothelial cells, with underlying connective tissue called internal elastic lamina (endothelial side).
A basement membrane is found in between.
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Name and describe the middle layer of a blood vessel. What kind of tissue is it?

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Tunica media

Circumferentual smooth muscle cells with underlying connective tissue called external elastic lamina (endothelial side).

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Name and describe the outermost layer of a blood vessel. What kind of tissue is it?

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Tunica adventitia (or externa)
Fibroelastic tissue.
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Define the lumen and endothelium of a blood vessel.

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Consider the innermost cell layer. The side facing inside the vessel is the lumen. The side facing outward is the endothelium.

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What do endothelial cells line? What are they connected by (2)?

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Blood vessel lumen. Connected by tight/gap junctions.

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Name 2 things that can cause damage to the lumen.

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Diabetes

Nicotine use

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Where are pinocytotic vesicles found, and what is their function? What does this allow for?

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Found in endothelial cells, allowing the passage of fluid across cells from the blood. Allows the lumen to act as a selective filter.

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What kind of nerves supply blood vessels?

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Unmyelinated fibres

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What does the tunica media mostly consist of?

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Fenestrated lamellae of elastin

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Describe the vasa vasorum of elastic arteries.

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Very thicc

Needs its own blood supply

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Where are elastic arteries typically found?

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All arteries close to the heart like the aorta and its branches, common iliac trunk, and the pulmonary trunk.

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What are elastic arteries, and where are they typically found?

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Distributing arteries.

Most arteries from the aorta

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Name 3 distinguishing features of muscular arteries.

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  • Internal elastic lamina is prominent and undulates.
  • Thick tunica media composed mostly of smooth muscle cells, 40 layers
  • Sparse vasa vasorum in the tunica adventitia
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Define an arteriole (2).

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Artery with a diameter of <0.1mm

Width of the wall is approximately equal to the lumen

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What is the tunica intima like in arterioles?

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No internal elastic lamina, except in larger arterioles.

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What is the tunica media like in arterioles?

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1-3 layers of smooth muscle cells.

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True or false

Arterioles have an external elastic lamina

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False, they do not

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What is the tunica adventitia like in arterioles?

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Very little

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What layer composes a capillary?

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Only the tunica intima with no internal elastic lamina.

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What cell composes a capillary?

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One layer of endothelial cells.

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Where are pericytes found?
Located on the outside of capillaries and venules.
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Name the three types of capillaries.
Continuous Fenestrated (2 types) Non-continuous/sinusoidal
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Describe the structure of fenestrated capillaries (2), fluid movement within, and where in the eye its found.
- Thin walls - Fenestrations covered by a complete basal lamina - Large fluid movement - Found in the choroid and ciliary body
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Describe the structure of continuous capillaries (2), how molecular movement within occurs, and where in the eye its found.
- Continuous with no holes, and a complete basal lamina - Endothelial cells have tight junctions - Big molecules - active transport - Small molecules - diffusion - Found in the retina and iris
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Describe the structure of dis-continuous capillaries (2) and where in the eye its found.
- Large and tortuous - Fenestrated with incomplete basal lamina covering holes - Not found in the eye
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True or false | Veins outnumber arteries
True
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Which vessel holds the most blood, and how much?
Veins, holding 70%
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Are vein walls thick or thin?
Thin
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Are the layers within a vein wall distinct?
No, theyre indistinct
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What is the diameter range of venules?
0.02 - 0.2mm
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What are the walls of venules similar to?
Capillaries
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What happens to pericytes on venules as diamter increases?
They are replaced by smooth muscle.
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What diameter do medium veins have?
<1cm
38
Which kind of vein is responsible for draining most of the body.
Meedium veins
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Describe the tunica intima of medium veins.
Has endothelial cells, may not have an elastic lamina
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Describe the tunica media of medium veins.
Smooth muscle in loosely organised collagen and fibroblasts
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Describe the tunica adventitia of medium veins.
Thickest part of the wall, composed of collagen, elastic fibres, and a few smooth muscle cells
42
Name 6 large veins.
``` Vena caeva Pulmonary Portal Renal Jugular Iliac ```
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Describe the tunica intima, media, and adventitia of medium veins.
Tunica intima and media are the same as medium veins. | Tunica adventitia is very wide and has longitudinal smooth muscles.
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What is the vasa vasorum of large veins like?
Extensive
45
What is the blood-olcuar barrier highly permeable to?
Lipid soluble molecules, including O2 and CO2
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What is the blood-olcuar barrier not permeable to?
Water and small water soluble molecules
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What keeps the cell barrier continuous?
Tight junctions
48
Name 4 diseases that can compromise the blood-ocular barrier.
Diabetes Arterial hypertension Giant cell arteritis Anterior uveitis
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Does the iris have an epithelium?
No
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Why does the iris have a blood-ocular barrier?
To prevent blood and aqueous humour from mixing. No leakage of HRP, good barrier to macromolecules.
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True or false | HRP doesnt leak into the ciliary stroma
False, it does
52
What percentage concentration of protein is the ciliary stroma compared to plasma?
75%
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Does the ciliary stroma have a blood-ocular barrier?
No
54
Are ciliary stroma vessels fenestrated?
Yes
55
True or false | The ciliary epithelium is a blood-aqueous barrier.
True
56
Name three kinds of uveal inflammation, and what umbrella condition they fall under.
Iritis Cyclitis Choroiditis -Fall under uveitis
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What are three symptoms of uveitis?
Red eye Pain Photophobia
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What are three signs of uveitis in the anterior chamber?
Cells (inflammatory) Flare (protein) Iris vessel leakage
59
What happens to IOP during uveitis, and explain why.
Lower IOP, due to reduced aqueous humour production in iritis.
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What happens to HRP during uveitis? Name 4 reasons why.
It leaks from the ciliary body. - Tight junctions are damaged - Separated vascular endothelial cells - Part of the inflammatory process - Allows white blood cells to enter to deal with injury/infection
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Name 4 consequences as a result of a loss of tight junctions.
Decreased aqueous humour production Decreased aquaporin permeability Decreased cell pH Decreased IOP
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How is the integrity of the blood-retinal barrier tested clinically?
Fluorescein angiography (NaFl)
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``` Give the clearance time for the following during fluorescein angiography: Choroidal Arterial Arterial-venous Venous Late ```
``` Choroidal - 10 secs Arterial - 10-12 secs Arterial-venous - 13-15 secs Venous - 16-20 secs Late - 30 secs ```
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Does HRP leak from choroidal vessels?
Yes
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Does HRP leak from retinal vessels?
No
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True or false | The choriocapillaris is fenestrated on both sides.
False, it is fenestrated only on the RPE side
67
Name the two retinal blood supplies.
Inner retina | Choroid
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Name the blood retinal barrier at the inner retina.
Endothelial cell tight junctions in vasculature
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Name the blood retinal barrier at the outer retina.
Tight junctions between retinal pigment epithelial cells

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