Lecture 15 Blood Vessles Flashcards
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Name the layers of blood vessles
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Tunica interna
Tunica media
Tunica externa
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List the three capillary structure types
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Continuous capillary - lest permeable, most common
Fenestrated capillary - large fenestrations incr. permeability
Sinusoid capillary - most permeable
all have tight junctions
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What are varicose veins?
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Weak muscles along veins where blood pools
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What is angioplasty?
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Surgical repair of a blood vessel, especially a coronary artery
Inserted through groin, baloon
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What is SOB?
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Shortness of breath
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What is a stent?
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An expandable wire mesh to support a blood vessle
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What is CHF?
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Congestive Heart Failure
When the heart cannot supply enough blood
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What is an aneursym?
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What is an embolism?
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