Lesson 9 - Circulatory System: Blood Vessels and Circulation Flashcards
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arteries carry blood…
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away from the heart
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arterioles
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small branches of arteries
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capillaries
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connect the smallest arteries to the smallest veins to create a circuit
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veins carry blood
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back to the heart
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venules
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small branches that drain blood from capillaries, converge to form veins
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tunica interna (tunica intima)
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innermost layer of blood vessels, exposed to blood
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what is the tunica intima made from? (2)
sse
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endothelium - simple squamous epithelium
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the tunica interna has a _____ _____ barrier
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selectively permeable
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the tunica interna secretes chemicals that do what? (2)
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stimulate dilation or constriction of blood vessels
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the tunica _____ normally repels blood cells and platelets to prevent clotting
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interna/intima
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when tissue around vessels is inflamed, _____ cells produce cell-adhesion molecules
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endothelial cells
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cell adhesion causes _____ to congregate in tissue where their action is needed
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leukocytes
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what separates the tunica interna from the tunica media?
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internal elastic lamina
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tunica media
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middle layer of vessels
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what is the tunica media made of? (3)
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collagen, elastic tissue, and concentric sheets of smooth muscle
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what separates the tunica media from the tunica externa?
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external elastic lamina
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what does the collagen, elastic tissue, and concentric sheets of smooth muscle do for blood vessels?
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strengthens vessels and prevents blood pressure from rupturing them
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tunica externa (tunica adventitia)
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outermost layer of vessels
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what is the tunica externa made of? (3)
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loose connective tissue (collagen and elastic fibers); often nerges with that of neighboring blood vessels, nerves, or other organs
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what does the tunica externa provide to the vessels? (2)
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anchors vessels and provides a passage for small nerves and lymphatic vessels
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vasa vasorum
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“vessels of vessels”
- small vessels that supply blood to outer half of the wall in the larger arteries/veins
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arteries and veins run…
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side by side
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arteries have…(2)… than veins
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- thicker walls
- higher blood pressure
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a collapsed artery has…(2)… lumen
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a small, round
- pleated/rippled
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veins have a...(2)...lumen
large, flat, deflated
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veins are more _____ and can stretch more
distensible/expandable
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_____ lining contracts while _____ lining does not
vein, artery
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veins have _____ to prevent backflow
valves
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arteries are more _____ than veins
elastic - stretches at higher pressure
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what does the elasticity of arteries allow?
to absorb pressure waves that come with each heartbeat
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arteries change _____ which is controlled by the _____ division of the ANS
diameter, sympathetic
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do arteries have dual innervation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system?
no! only sympathetic
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arteries have autonomic tone, meaning...
it has background levels of stimulation from the sympathetic system
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vasoconstriction
the contraction of arterial smooth muscle by the ANS that constricts the lumen
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vasodilation
the relaxation of arterial smooth muscle that enlarges the lumen
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vasoconstriction/dilation affect (3)
| a.p.c.
1. afterload on the heart
2. peripheral blood pressure
3. capillary blood flow
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vasoconstriction _____ afterload
increases
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arteries are divided into three classes by size
| c.d.r.
1. conducting (elastic/large)
2. distributing (muscular/medium)
3. resistance (small)
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conducting (elastic/large) arteries
largest arteries
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examples of conducting arteries (5)
aorta, common carotid, subclavian, pulmonary trunk, and common iliac arteries
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conducting arteries have this at the border between the tunica interna and media
internal elastic lamina
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conducting arteries have this between the tunica media and externa
external elastic lamina
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conducting arteries _____ during systole, and _____ during diastole
expand, recoil
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elasticity of arteries does what to pulse force?
evens it out
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expansion of conducting arteries does what for smaller downstream arteries?
takes pressure off of them
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what does the recoil of conducting arteries do for circulation?
it helps maintain pressure during the relaxation phase, keeping blood moving
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distributing (medium/muscular) arteries
| where do they distibute blood?
distribute blood to specific organs
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examples of distributing arteries (4)
| b.f.r.s.
brachial, femoral, renal, and splenic arteries
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in distributing arteries, what takes up three fourths of the wall thickness?
smooth muscle layers
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on distributing arteries, what layers are notably thick? (2)
internal and external elastic laminae
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resistance arteries have a thicker tunica _____ and very little tunica _____
media, externa
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arterioles
smallest of the resistance arteries
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arterioles have thin/incomplete tunica _____, and little to no tunica _____
media, externa
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what controls the amount of blood going to various organs?
arterioles
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with what stimulation does artery diameter change? (2)
sympathetic or endocrine stimulation
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constricted arteries do what to blood flow?
opposes it, creates resistance
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where does most peripheral resistance occur?
arterioles/resistance vessels
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metarterioles (thoroughfare channels)
short vessels that link arterioles directly to venules in some places, providing a shortcut for blood t bypass capillary beds
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aneurysm
weak point in artery or heart wall that forms a thin-walled, bulging sac that pulsates with each heartbeat (may rupture at any time)
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dissecting aneurysm
blood accumulates between tunics of artery and separates them
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what usually causes a dissecting aneurysm
degeneration of the tunica media
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most common sites for aneurysms (3)
| aa.ra.ac.
abdominal aorta, renal arteries, and arterial circle at the base of the brain
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how do aneurysms cause pain?
putting pressure on other structures
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what are the most common causes of aneurysms? (2)
| a.h.
atherosclerosis and hypertension
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aneurysms are the result of... (3)
| cw.t.bi.
congenital weakness of blood vessels, trauma, or bacterial infections
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sensory structures in some major vessel walls do what?
monitor blood pressure and chemistry and transmit that info to regulate heartbeat, blood vessel diameter, and respiration
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carotid sinuses
baroreceptors in the walls of the internal carotid arteries
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what do carotid sinuses do?
they monitor blood pressure
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how do carotid sinuses transmit signals to the brain?
through the glossopharyngeal nerve
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what structure helps create the baroreflex?
carotid sinuses
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carotid bodies
chemoreceptors/oval bodies near the branches of the common carotids
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what do carotid bodies monitor?
blood chemistry
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how do carotid bodies transmit info to the brain?
through the glossopharyngeal nerve to the brainstem respiratory centers
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what do carotid bodies do to help stabilize blood chemistry?
they adjust respiratory rate to stabilize pH, CO2, and O2
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aortic bodies
one to three chemoreceptors in the walls of the aortic arch
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what nerve innervates the aortic bodies?
vagus
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aortic bodies are just like what in structure and function?
carotid bodies
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capillaries are _____ vessels, meaning they...
exchange; they are where gasses, nutrients, wastes, and hormones pass between the blood and tissue fluid
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microcirculation/microvasculature consists of...(3)
capillaries, arterioles, and venules
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nearly every cell in the body is close to a _____
capillary
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where are capillaries not found? (5)
- tendons
- ligaments
- epithelium
- cornea
- lens
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what are capillaries composed of? (2)
| e.b.
endothelium and basal lamina
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three capillary types distinguished by permeability
1. continuous
2. fenestrated
3. sinusoids
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where are continuous capillaries found?
in most tissues
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continuous capillaries
endothelial cells held together by tight junctions forming a continuous tube with cells separated by gaps
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intercellular clefts
small gaps between the endothelial cells of continuous capillaries
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what kind of solutes can pass through intercellular clefts?
small solutes like glucose
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what types of solutes cannot pass through intercellular clefts? (3)
most plasma proteins, and other large molecules like blood cells and platelets
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basal lamina
thin protein-carbohydrate layer that surrounds the outer endothelium
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capillaries lack what portions of vessels? (2)
tunica media and externa
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pericytes
wrap around the capillaries and contain the same contractile protein as muscle to regulate blood flow
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pericytes can differentiate into _____ cells, and can do what?
endothelial cells; help with vessel growth and repair
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where are fenestrated located?
found in organs that require rapid absorption or filtration
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examples of places you'd find fenestrated capillaries (3)
- kidneys
- small intestine
- choroid plexus of the brain where cerebrospinal fluid is produced
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fenestrated capillaries
their endothelial cells contain filtration pores, or fenestrations
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what do fenestrated capillaries allow to pass?
only small molecules, no large things like proteins
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fenestrated capillaries are spanned by what?
a very think glycoprotein membrane much thinner than the cell's plasma membrane
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sinusoidal capillaries/sinusoids
endothelial cells are separated by WIDE gaps with no basal lamina, often have large fenestrations
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where can you find sinusoids/sinusoidal capillaries? (4)
in irregular blood-filled spaces of the liver, bone marrow, spleen, or endocrine organs
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what do sinusoids allow to pass? (3)
large proteins like albumin, clotting factors, and new blood cells to enter circulation
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what are sinusoids monitored by? what do they do?
phagocytic cells to engulf damaged RBCs, pathogens, and cellular debris
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what are capillary beds supplied by?
usually a single arteriole or metarteriole
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where do capillaries drain?
venules or distal ends of metarterioles
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at any given time, _____% of the body's capillaries are shut down
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most control over capillaries involves what?
constriction of upstream arterioles
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precapillary sphincters
control flow in capillary beds supplied with metarterioles
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when precapillary sphincters are relaxed...
capillaries are well perfused with blood
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when precapillary sphincters contract...
they constrict the entry to the capillary and blood bypassee them
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vasomotion
contraction and relaxation cycle of precapillary sphincters
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what does vasomotion do to blood in capillaries?
causes the blood flow in capillary beds to be a constantly changing route
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vasomotion is controlled locally by what?
changing concentrations of chemicals and dissolved gases in interstitial fluid - AUTOREGULATION
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veins are the _____ vessels of the cardiovascular system
capacitance
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which vessels are thin-walled, flaccid, collapse when empty, and expand easily?
veins
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which vessels have a greater capacity for blood containment?
veins
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which vessels have a steady blood flow?
veins
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where is most blood located at any given moment?
veins
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which vessels are subjected to relatively low blood pressure?
veins
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types of veins (4)
| p.m.m.l.
1. postcapillary veins
2. muscular veins
3. medium veins
4. large veins
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postcapillary veins
smallest veins that emerge from the ends of capillaries
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what vessels are even more porous than capillaries?
postcapillary venules
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postcapillary venules consist of what structural portions of a vessel? (3)
- tunica interna
- few fibroblasts around it
- no muscle
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muscular veins
receive blood from postcapillary venules
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muscular veins consist of what structural portions of a vessel? (2)
- one or two layers of smooth muscle in the tunica media
- thin tunica externa
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medium veins consist of what structural portions of a vessel? (3)
- thin tunica media
- thick tunica externa
- tunica interna forms venous valves
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what propels venous blood back to the heart?
the skeletal muscle pump
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failure of venous valves can cause...
varicose veins
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large veins consist of what structural portions of a vessel?
- smooth muscle in all three tunics
- thinish tunica media, moderate smooth muscle
- tunica externa is thickest layer w/ longitudinal bundles of smooth muscle
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examples of large veins (4)
venae cavae, pulmonary veins, internal jugular veins, renal veins
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what happens to blood in the lower legs of people who stand for long periods of time?
blood pools stretching the veins, causing the cusps of valves to pull apart further weakening the vessels
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varicose veins
veins with irregular dilations due to weakening, where blood backflows and further distends the vessels
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what are hemorrhoids?
varicose veins of the anal canal
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what things cause increase risk of varicose veins? (3)
- hereditary weakness
- obesity
- pregnancy
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simplex and most common route for blood (6)
heart -> arteries -> arterioles -> capillaries -> venules -> veins
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anastomosis
convergence between two vessels other than capillaries
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arteriovenous anastomosis (shunt)
artery flows directly into veins, bypassing capillaries
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venous anastomosis
one vein empties into another
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arterial anastomosis
two arteries merge, providing collateral routes of blood supply
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what is the most common type of anastomosis?
venous
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explain the difference between a metarteriole and an arteriovenous anastomosis
metarterioles are artery/vein junctions that occur when capillaries are 'closed', while an arteriovenous anastomosis is a artery/vein shunt that is constantly in use (not connected to capillaries)
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capacitance
blood vessels ability to stretch
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high capacitance
expands easily at low pressure
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low capacitance
expands only at high pressure
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_____ stretch more than _____, and are called capacitance vessels
veins, arteries
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flow
amount of blood flowing through and organ, tissue, or blood vessel at any given moment
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at rest, total flow is... (2)
quite constant and equal to cardiac output
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hemodynamics
the physical principles of blood flow based on pressure and resistance
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flow equation
deltaP/R
- deltaP = difference in pressure between one area and another
- R= resistance against blood flow
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the greater the pressure difference between two points, the _____ the flow; the greater the resistance, the _____ the flow
greater, less
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pulse pressure
difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
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why is pulse pressure important?
important measure of the driving force on circulation and of stress exerted on small arteries by pressure surges generated by the heart
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mean arterial pressure (MAP) equation
diastolic pressure + (1/3)pulse pressure
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syncope
fainting/passing out
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since pressure varies across the cardiac cycle, blood flow in arteries is _____
pulsatile
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blood spurts intermittently from an open _____
artery
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bleeding from _____ tends to be slow and steady
veins
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BP tends to rise with _____
age
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ateriosclerosis
stiffening of arteries due to deterioration of elastic tissue of artery walls
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atherosclerosis
build up of lipid deposits that become plaques
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hypertension
chronic resting blood pressure higher than 130/80
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what can hypertension cause in the body? (3)
weaken arteries, cause aneurysms, and promote atherosclerosis
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hypotension
chronic low resting blood pressure - no specific numerical criterion
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what is hypotension caused by?
| b.a.d.
blood loss, dehydration, anemia
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blood pressure is determined by three variables
| c.b.r.
1. cardiac output
2. blood volume
3. resistance to flow
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blood volume is regulated mainly by the _____
kidneys
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peripheral resistance
opposition to flow that blood encounter in vessels away from the heart
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resistance hinges on three variables
1. blood viscosity
2. vessel length
3. vessel radius
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blood viscosity stems mainly from... (2)
| a.r.
plasma proteins (albumin) and RBCs
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these reduce viscosity of blood and speed up flow (2)
- anemia
- hypoproteinemia (low albumin)
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these increase viscosity and flow declines (2)
| p.d.
- polycythemia
- dehydration
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the farther liquid travels through a tube, ...
the more cumulative friction it encounters
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_____ and _____ decline with distance
pressure, flow
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what has the greatest control over blood flow?
vessel radius
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_____ changes in the radius results in _____ changes in blood flow
small, large
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blood exhibits laminar flow, meaning...
it flows in layers, and a dilating vessels allows more blood to flow without more of it making contact with the vessel wall, speeding up flow
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vasomotion is controlled by...
the vasomotor center in the medulla
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blood velocity decreases from aorta to capillaries for three reasons
1. friction has reduced the speed over distance traveled
2. the smaller radii of arterioles/capillaries provide more friction
3. number of vessels and their total cross-sectional area becomes greater
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from capillaries to vena cava, velocity increased again to due...(2)
- veins are larger, they create less resistance than capillaries
- large amounts of blood from the capillaries are forced into smaller channels (veins)
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does blood regain the same velocity it had in large arterioles? why or why not?(3)
NO
- veins are further from pumping heart
- veins are more compliant (stretchy)
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what are the most significant point of control over peripheral resistance and flow?
arterioles
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why are arterioles so integral to peripheral resistance and flow? (3)
- on proximal side of capillary beds, best positioned to regulate flow
- outnumber any other type of artery, providing the most numerous control points
- more muscular in proportion to diameter
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what vessels produce half the total peripheral resistance?
arterioles
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resistance vessels
arterioles
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