Lecture 14 Flashcards
What is the order of the general flow through the cardiovascular system?
Veins - Venules - Capillaries - Arterioles - Muscular Arteries - Elastic Arteries - Heart
Arteries carry blood from…
Heart to Tissue
Veins carry blood from…
Tissue to Heart
The basic Blood Vessel structure is composed of how many layered walls?
3
What are the 3 layered walls that make up a blood vessel?
- Tunica Interna
- Tunica Media
- Tunica Externa
Which layer of the blood vessel lines directly contacts the blood?
Tunica Interna
What are the layers of the Tunica Interna?
- Endothelium
- Basement Membrane
- Internal Elastic Lamina
What are the layers of the Tunica Media?
- Circular Smooth Muscle
- External Elastic Lamina
What is the Tunica Externa composed of? (4)
- Elastic Fibers
- Collagen Fibers
- Nerves
- Vasa Vasorum
What is meant by Vasa Vasorum?
Vessels of the Vessels
-small bv that supply O2 & nutrients to the walls of larger vessels
What is the “Lumen”?
The hollow centre of blood vessels through which blood flows
What are the 4 kinds of Arteries?
- Elastic Arteries
- Muscular Arteries
- Arterioles
- Capillaries
What is Microcirculation?
the flow of blood from an arteriole to a venule through a capillary bed
What are the 3 types of Capillaries?
- Continuous Capillaries
- Fenestrated Capillaries
- Sinusoids
Which of the kinds of capillaries is characterized by an incomplete basement membrane?
the Sinusoid Capillary
Which of the kinds of capillaries is characterized by the presence of small pores?
the Fenestrated Capillary
Which of the kinds of capillaries is characterized by a plasma membrane with intercellular clefts?
the Continuous Capillary
Where are Continuous Capillaries found?
-In Skeletal and Smooth Connective Tissues
-In Lungs
Which of the kinds of Capillaries represent the majority of capillaries?
the Continuous Capillary
Where are Fenestrated found located?
-Kidneys
-Small intestines
-Choroid Plexus
-Ciliary Process
-Endocrine Glands
Where are Sinusoid Capillaries found?
-Liver
-Bone Marrow
-Spleen
-Anterior Pituitary
-Parathyroid Gland
What are Venules?
Small veins that collect blood from capillaries
Venules and Veins are similar in what aspcts?
Size and Structure
Veins walls are _____ than Artery walls
thinner