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Three layers of blood vessels

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Tunica intima

  • endothelial cells
  • underlying CT
  • (inner elastic lamina*)

Tunica media

  • smooth muscle
  • (elastic lamina)*
  • (elastic fibers*)
  • (external elastic lamina*)

Tunica adventitia

  • connective tissue
  • (blood vessels)
  • (nerves)

( ) = maybe present

* = made by smooth muscle cells

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Characteristics of the Tunica Intima

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  • endothelial cells
  • underlying CT
  • (inner elastic lamina*)

( ) = May be present

* = made by smooth muscles

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Characteristics of the Tunica Media

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  • smooth muscle
  • (elastic lamina)*
  • (elastic fibers*)
  • (external elastic lamina*)

( ) = maybe present

* = made by smooth muscle cells

Usually very pink, eosinophilic

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Characteristics of the Tunica Adventitia

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  • connective tissue
  • (blood vessels)
  • (nerves)

( ) = maybe present

* = made by smooth muscle cells

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Differences between artery and vein characteristics

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Artery: thick walls that are more circular

Veins: thinner walls that are less circular

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Elastic Arteries - Characteristics/Description

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  • large variation in size
  • typically >10 mm OD
  • contain fenestrated elastic lamina in tunica media
  • reduce pulsatile flow
  • contain blood/nerve supply
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Muscular Arteries - Characteristics/Description

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  • large variation in size
  • typically 10-40 layers of SM
  • contain inner elastic lamina (IEL)
  • contain external elastin lamina (EEL) when large
  • reduce pulsatile flow
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Small arteries - Characteristic/Description

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  • usually 3-10 layers of smooth muscle
  • inner elastic lamina in larger ones
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Comparing arteries and veins (No Question)

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Arterioles - Characteristics/Describe

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  • “microcirculation”
  • usually contain <3 layers of smooth muscle
  • no elastic laminae
  • most often associated with accompanying venule (V)
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Capillaries - Characteristics/Describe

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  • “microcirculation”
  • consist of endothelial cell & basal lamina
  • no T. media
  • no T. adventitia
  • usually 4-10 μm in diameter (just enough for rbc’s to pass)

Can be continuous, fenestrated, or discontinuous

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Continuous Capillaries - Location and description

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Typical locations

  • nervous system
  • muscle
  • CTs

Most capillaries in the body

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Fenestrated Capillaries - Location and Description

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Typical locations

  • endocrine glands
  • kidney glomerulus

Poors (“windows”) allow small molecules to escape

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Discontinuous Capillaries - Location and Description

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Typical locations

  • spleen, lymph nodes
  • liver

Has large gaps for RBCs, WBCs to get through

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Pericytes

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An important cell found with all blood vessels

  • lie within capillary basal lamina
  • regulate capillary permeability (e.g. blood-brain barrier)
  • contractile
  • help control endothelial proliferation (communicate via gap junctions)
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Venules - Charactertistics/Description

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  • endothelial cell wall
  • no T. media
  • no T. adventitia
  • usually 10-50μm in diameter
  • leaky (most lymph & white blood cells exit here)
  • histamine sensitive
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Small/Medium veins - Characteristics/Description

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  • endothelial cell wall
  • smooth muscle in T. media
  • thick T. adventitia
  • usually 0.1-10mm in diameter
  • have valves (in extremities)
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Varicose Veins

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Arise when vein valves fail causing abnormal blood flow, dilation of the vein, and bulging of the skin

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Large Veings - Characteristics/Description

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  • longitudinal bundles of smooth muscle in tunica adventitia (TA)
  • tunica adventitia is much thicker than tunica media
  • elastic fibers also present
    eg. brachiocephalic, vena cava, etc.
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Portal System

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System in which blood passes through two separate beds of capillaries before returning to the heart

eg. Capillaries of the digestive tract (stomach, intestines, pancreas, spleen) and capillaries of the liver

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Heart Wall - Characteritics/Description

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Three layers:

  • epicardium (T. adventitia)
  • myocardium (T. media)
  • endocardium (T. intima)

Sits within the pericardium (visceral and parietal)

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Two parts of the pericardium

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Visceral and Parietal

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Endocardium - Characteristics/Description

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Made of endothelium and CT

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Myocardium - Characteristics/Description

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Nuclei are in the center

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Epicardium - Characteristics/Description
Lots of fat Can have coronary artery going through it
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Atherosclerosis
- Focal thickening of intima due to plaque - Increased deposition of ECM components and lipoproteins - Accumulation of foam cells – macrophages, SMCs heavily loaded with lipids - Coronary arteries are predisposed (esp LAD) - Blockage can lead to necrosis, infarcts, angina, arrhythmias Leads to complications, such as: - myocardial infarct (necrosis, scar tissue replacement) - angina - conductive anomalies (e.g. arrhythmias)
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Myocardial Infarction
Heart attack the ischemic event kills cardiomyocyes which are replaced by fibrous CT If blood supply is lost to purkinje fibers, individual will have rythm problems
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Lymphatics
Vessels look like large capillaries or small veins, but there is no blood in it
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Lymphatic Circulation
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Elephantiasis
Can be caused by parasitic worms, bacterial infections or persistant irritation (fine soils [red clay]) Leads to limb or other part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to obstruction of the lymphatic vessels
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Lymphatic vessels - Characteristics/Description
Look like large capillary or small vein, but there is no blood in it Contains valves
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Elastic artery
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Muscular artery 3/5 of the thickness of the wall is made of smooth muscle - large variation in size - typically 10-40 layers of SM - contain inner elastic lamina (IEL) - contain external elastin lamina (EEL) when large - reduce pulsatile flow
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Large vein
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Continuous capillary
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Fenestrated capillary
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Discontinuous capillary
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Valve (in veins)
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Small/Medium vein
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Raynaud’s disease
vasospasm involving dermal capillary beds
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This is an image typical of what type of blood vessel?
Large artery Many layers of elastic material
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurism
Due to weakening of the vessel wall (infections, inflammation, genetic (e.g Marfans, Ehlers-Danlos), elevations in MMPs, etc. Fairly common
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
DVT is a dangerous condition. Breakage of the blood clot (thrombus) leads to the formation of an embolus which travels to other parts of the body esp. lungs (pulmonary embolism) and can cause significant clinical symptoms and death.
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ID and Describe
Large vein (Vena cava) There is smooth muscle in the TA
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Large vein (brachiocephalic, vena cava, etc.) - longitudinal bundles of smooth muscle in tunica adventitia (yellow) - elastic fibers also present (black) - note tunica adventitia is much thicker than tunica media Elastic van Gieson stain: collagen=red; elastin=blue/black; smooth muscle=yellow)
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Muscular artery/corresponding vein ## Footnote note circular profile of arteries vs veins
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Lymphedema - Caused by filariasis, microscopic thread- like worms
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Venule comparison (no question
These are part of the microcirculation, ranging from about 10 – 100 um (postcapillary venules) up to 1 – 2 mm (smallest veins). Very porous and play an important role in inflammation
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Arteriole (top) \*note orientation of nuclei of endothelial and smooth muscle cells ## Footnote - "microcirculation" - usually contain 1-3 layers of smooth muscle - elastic laminae absent - most often associated with accompanying venule (V)
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Arteriole (left) \*note orientation of nuclei of endothelial and smooth muscle cells - "microcirculation" - usually contain 1-3 layers of smooth muscle - elastic laminae absent - most often associated with accompanying venule (V)
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Arteriole (left) and venule (right) with skeletal muscle in the top right corner
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a = endothelial cell nucleus b = smooth muscle nucleus c = fibroblast nucleus d = inner elastic lamella e = adventitia

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