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What is the primary function of arteries?

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Carry blood away from the heart

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Are arteries oxygenated or deoxygenated?

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Oxygenated EXCEPT for pulmonary circulation and umbilical vessels of a fetus

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What do capillaries directly serve?

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Contact tissue cells and directly serve cellular needs

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What is the primary function of veins?

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Carry blood toward the heart

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Are veins oxygenated or deoxygenated?

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Deoxygenated EXCEPT for pulmonary circulation and umbilical vessels of a fetus

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What are the two major systems in the blood circulatory system?

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Venous system, Arterial system

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What are the types of vessels in the venous system?

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Large veins, Lymphatic vessels, Lymph nodes, Lymphatic system, Small veins, Venules, Capillaries

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What are the types of vessels in the arterial system?

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Elastic arteries, Muscular arteries, Arteriovenous anastomosis, Lymphatic capillary, Sinusoid, Arterioles, Terminal arteriole, Metarteriole, Precapillary sphincter, Capillaries

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Name the structures in the venous and arterial system

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what are the tissue layers in the artery?

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Tunica intima (Endothelium and subendothelial layer)
Tunica media (smooth muscle and elastic fibers)
external elastic lamina
Tunica externa (collagen fibers)

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what are the tissue layers in the vein?

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Tunica intima (Endothelium and subendothelial layer)
Tunica media (smooth muscle and elastic fibers)
Tunica externa (collagen fibers)

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Label the tissue layers in the artery and vein

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What are the three types of arteries based on size and function?

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Conducting arteries, Distributing arteries, Arterioles

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What are the three structural types of capillaries based on permeability?

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Continuous capillaries, Fenestrated capillaries, Sinusoidal capillaries

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what is the capillaries with the most permeability?

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sinusoidal capillaries

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what is the capillaries with the medium permeability?

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fenerstrated capillaries

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what is the capillaries with the least permeability?

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continuous capillaries

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What are capillary beds?

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Networks of 10-100 capillaries
At any given time, three-fourths of body’s capillaries are shut down

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What controls flow within a capillary bed?

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Precapillary sphincters

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What happens when precapillary sphincters relax and contract?

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Relaxed: Capillaries are well perfused with blood, Contracted: Blood bypasses the capillary

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What is the driving pressure for systemic blood flow?

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MAP (mean arterial pressure) – CVP (central venous pressure)

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What is the purpose of venules and terminal arterioles in a capillary bed?

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Venules: Blood flows through true capillaries, Terminal arterioles: Blood flows through metarteriole thoroughfare channel and bypasses true capillaries

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What is the major influence on venous return?

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Blood pressure gradient

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What is the main force that contributes to venous return?

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Blood pressure

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Label the structures of the precapillary sphincter relaxation and contraction
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What are veins primarily known for?
Capacitance vessels (blood reservoirs) "old sock"
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What mechanisms aid in venous return?
Skeletal muscle pump, Thoracic (respiratory) pump, Cardiac suction of expanding atrial space, Vasoconstriction of veins under sympathetic control
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What is the key function of capillaries in the body?
Exchanges between the blood and surrounding tissues
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what are characteristics of veins?
Subjected to relatively low blood pressure Collapse when empty, expand easily Steady blood flow, low pressure Larger veins have some smooth muscle allowing venomotor response
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What adaptations do larger veins have to aid blood flow?
Larger lumens, Valves to prevent backflow of blood
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What is capillary exchange?
Two-way movement of fluid across capillary walls
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What is blood flow in terms of blood supply?
Blood flow: amount of blood flowing through an organ, tissue, or blood vessel in a given time;
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What are the substances that undergo capillary exchange?
Water, oxygen, glucose, amino acids, lipids, minerals, antibodies, hormones, wastes, carbon dioxide, ammonia
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What is the term for the flow of blood back to the heart?
Venous return
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what is perfusion in terms of blood supply?
Perfusion: flow per given volume or mass of tissue in a given time
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What are some mechanisms that aid in venous return?
Pressure gradient, Skeletal muscle pump, Thoracic (respiratory) pump, Cardiac suction of expanding atrial space, Vasoconstriction of veins under sympathetic control
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how is blood supply expressed?
Blood supply to a tissue can be expressed in terms of flow and perfusion
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What is the average adult resting cardiac output?
5.25 L/min
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at rest, how is the blood flow rate?
At rest, total flow is quite constant, and is equal to the cardiac output
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what is pressue for systemic blood flow?
∆P for systemic blood flow = MAP – CVP ## Footnote look at PP
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what are the BP changes over the different arteries and veins?
## Footnote Look at PP
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what is hypertension?
high blood pressure May be acute during fever, physical exertion, emotional upset Chronic resting BP > 140/90 Can weaken arteries, cause aneurysms, promote atherosclerosis
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what is hypotension?
chronic low resting BP May be acute adaptations during orthostatic hypotension Caused by blood loss, dehydration, anemia
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what happens to BP as age increases?
BP tends to rise with age: Arteriosclerosis — stiffening of arteries due to deterioration of elastic tissues of artery walls Atherosclerosis — build up of lipid deposits that become plaques
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what are the categories of BP?
## Footnote See PP
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what influences BP?
BP determined by cardiac output, blood volume, and resistance to flow.
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what is cardiac output?
Cardiac output regulated by the heart
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what is blood volume?
Blood volume regulated mainly by kidneys
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what is resistance influenced by?
Resistance influenced by: Blood viscosity Vessel length Vessel radius
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what occurs in capillaries?
The most important blood in the body is in the capillaries Only through capillary walls are exchanges made between the blood and surrounding tissues
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what is capillary exchange?
two-way movement of fluid across capillary walls Water, oxygen, glucose, amino acids, lipids, minerals, antibodies, hormones, wastes, carbon dioxide, ammonia
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what is venous return?
The flow of blood back to the heart
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how does venous return occur?
-Pressure gradient Blood pressure is the most important force in venous return 7 to 13 mm Hg venous pressure toward heart Venules (12 to 18 mm Hg) to central venous pressure: point where the venae cavae enter the heart (~5 mm Hg) -Gravity drains blood from head and neck Low pressure gradient, thus other mechanisms also required
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what are other mechanisms for venous return?
-Skeletal muscle pump in the limbs Contracting muscle squeezes blood out of the compressed part of the vein -Thoracic (respiratory) pump Inhalation — thoracic cavity expands and thoracic pressure decreases, abdominal pressure increases, forcing blood upward Blood flows faster with inhalation -Cardiac suction of expanding atrial space -Vasoconstriction of veins under sympathetic control

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