lecture 11 Flashcards
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what are arteries
they carry blood away from the heart
do ubeliecal vesselsof the heart carry oxygentated blood
no
what are carpillaries
they contact tissues cells , they directly serve cellular needs
what do veins o
they carry blood toward the heart
what are the 3 wall layers found in arteries and veins
tunica intima
tunica media
tunica externa
what are capillaries lined with
endothelial cells
which layer in the artery or vein is slick and reduces friction
the tunica intima
which tunic influences blood flow and pressure
the tunica media
what are the tunica media made out of
smooth muscle and sheets of elastin
which of the 3 layers of arteries and veins controls vasconstriction
tunica media
what are the 3 kinds of arteries in the arterial system
elastic arteries
muscular arteries
arterioles
name the arterial system : large thick walled arteries with elastin in all 3 tunics .
large lumen
elastic arteries
names the arterial system : acts as pressure resavour , they expand and recoil as blood is injected into the heart
elastic arteries
name the arterial system : delivers blood to the body organs
muscular arteries
name the arterial system : active in vasoconstriction
muscular arteries
name the arterial system : smallest arteries
arterioeles
name the arterial system : controls flow into capillary beds via vasodiallation and vasoconstriction
muscular arteries
what are capillaries
they are microscopic blood vessels
what are the walls of capillaries made out of
thin tunica intima
name the structure that helps to stabilize the walls and control the permiability of capillaries
pericytes
is the diameter of capillary large or small? what can pass through
small , one red blood cell at a time
where are capillaries located
in all tissues except for cartilage , epithliea , cornea and lens of the eye
what are the functions of capillaries
exhcange of gases nutrients , waste, hormones between blood and interstial fluid
list the 3 structural types of capillaries
- continous capillaries
- fenestrated capillaries
- sinusoid capillaries