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1/31 Exam 2 Howard Circulatory System Flashcards

1
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What are the two parts of the circulatory system?

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  • blood vascular system (cardiovascular system)
  • lymphatic vascular system
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What is the function of the cardiovascular system?

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Transports blood

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3
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What is the function of the lymphatic system?

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Collects and transports lymph fluid back to blood vascular system

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4
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What are the components of the cardiovascular system?

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Heart and blood vessels

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5
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What are the two branches of the cardiovascular system?

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  • pulmonary
  • systemic
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6
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What is the path of blood flow in the pulmonary circuit?

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  • vena cava
  • right atrium
  • right ventricle
  • pulmonary arteries
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What is the path of blood flow in the systemic circuit?

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  • pulmonary veins
  • left atrium
  • left ventricle
  • to body
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8
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_____ brings oxygen-poor blood to lungs

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Pulmonary circuit

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9
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_____ brings oxygen-rich blood to body

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Systemic circuit

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10
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What is the heart?

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  • pump
  • four chambered
  • responsible for blood flow
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11
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What are the layers of the heart?

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  • epicardium
  • myocardium
  • endocardium
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12
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The epicardium is also known as:

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Visceral percardium

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13
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Endocardium is lined with:

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Endothelium (simple squamous epithelium)

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14
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____ encloses the pericardial cavity which contains pericardial fluid

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Pericardium

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15
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What is the pericardium?

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Double walled pericardial sac with a serous and fibrous layer

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What is the function of the peridardium?

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Allows the heart to slip and slide around as it is beating

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17
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Epicardium aka:

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visceral layer of the serous pericardium

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18
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The epicardium is lined with _____ called ______

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Simple squamous epithelium; mesothelium

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19
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Epicardium contains:

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  • Loose connective tissue that contains coronary vessels, nerves, ganglia
  • adipose tissue
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20
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Thickest of the three layers

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Myocardium

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21
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Myocardium is composed of:

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Cardiac muscle

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22
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Myocardium contains muscle cells such as:

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  • Sinoatrial node
  • atrioventricular node
  • Atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His)
  • purkinje fibers
  • ANP cells (specialized cells that secreted ANP)
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23
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What is the function of the SA node?

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  • pacemaker of the heart
  • sets pumping rate
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24
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Where is the SA node located?

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Junction superior vena cava, right atrium

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25
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What is the function of the AV node?

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accepts impulses from SA node

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26
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Where is the AV node located?

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Medial wall of right ventricle

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27
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Bundle of His serves ____

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Both ventricles

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28
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What are purkinje fibers?

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branches of the bundle of His

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29
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What is ANP?

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Atrial Natriuretic Peptide

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30
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ANP is primarily produced by:

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Cells of the auricles of the atria

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31
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What is the function of ANP?

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  • Promotes salt and water excretion by the kidneys
  • lowers blood pressure
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32
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The effects of ANP are antagonistic to _____

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Aldosterone

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33
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What is the endocardium?

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Innermost layer of the heart

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34
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Endocardium is lined by ____ which is termed _____

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simple squamous epithelium; endothelium

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35
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Where is the subendocardial layer found?

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Between the endocardium and myocardium

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36
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What does the subendocardial layer contain?

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  • fibroelastic connective tissue
  • small blood vessels
  • nerves
  • purkinje fibers
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37
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Arteries carry blood _____

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Away from the heart

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38
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Types of arteries

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  • elastic
  • muscular
  • arterioles
  • metarterioles
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39
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____ are conducting or large arteries

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Elastic

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40
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____ are distributing or medium arteries

41
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Functions of arterioles

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  • regulate blood pressure
  • vasoconstrict or vasodilate
  • distribute blood to capillaries
42
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Veins carry blood _____

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Away from body tissues, toward the heart

43
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Types of veins

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Small, medium, large

44
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Small veins are termed:

45
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What is the function of venules?

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  • exchange of material
  • respond to vasodilators (serotonin, histamine)
46
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Do capillaries contain smooth muscle?

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No - no vasomotor

47
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Types of capillaries

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  • fenestrated
  • continuous
  • discontinuous
48
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Blood vessels have a constant design, consisting of:

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3 tunics (tunica intima, tunica media, tunica adventitia)

49
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Tunica intima is lined with:

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Endothelium (simple squamous epithelium)

50
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Tunica intima contains what components?

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  • endothelium
  • subendothelium (connective tissue)
  • internal elastic lamina
51
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Tunica media contains:

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  • muscle and/or elastic fibers
  • connective tissue
  • external elastic lamina
52
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Tunica adventitia contains:

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  • primarily connective tissue
  • scattered muscle fibers, vasa vasorum, nerve fibers
53
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Blood vessels contain a general structure. What makes arteries and veins different?

A

Size of each tunic

54
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_____ have an incomplete internal elastic lamina

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Elastic arteries

55
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_____ contain 40-70 fenestrated elastic membranes

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Elastic arteries

56
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_____ contain ~40 layers of smooth muscle cells

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Muscular arteries

57
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Arterioles contain ____ layers of smooth muscle cells

58
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In metarterioles, ____ are formed by _____ of smooth muscle cells. These encircle _____

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Precapillary sphincters; incomplete rings; origins of the capillaries

59
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As blood moves through larger to smaller arteries, the tunica media gets:

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Thinner and thinner

60
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What are metarterioles?

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Terminal ends of the arterioles

61
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Endothelial cell functions (8)

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  • barrier function (selectively permeable membrane)
  • vasoconstriction and vasodilation
  • inhibition of coagulation
  • facilitation of transepithelial migration of inflammatory cells
  • angiogenesis
  • synthesis of growth factors
  • modifying angiotensin I
  • oxidation of lipoproteins
62
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Endothelin I is secreted by _____ and attaches to _____

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Capillary endothelial cells; vascular smooth muscle cells

63
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What is endothelin I?

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potent vasoconstrictor; keeps smooth muscle cells contracted for long periods of time resulting in elevated blood pressure

64
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Some _____ cells contain Weibel-Palade bodies, meaning they contain _____

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Endothelial; von Willebrand factor

65
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Function of von Willebrand factor

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  • Facilitates coagulation of platelets
  • mediates adhesion of platelets to damaged epithelial surfaces
66
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____ mediated adhesion of platelets to damaged epithelial surfaces

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von Willebrand factor

67
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Von Willebrand disease is ____

68
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Describe symptoms of Von Willebrand disease

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  • impaired platelet adhesion
  • prolonged coagulation time
  • excessive bleeding
69
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____, especially _____, are responsible for exchange of materials

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Venules; postcapillary venules

70
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Venules contain _____ instead of a tunica media

71
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______ act on small venules

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Serotonin and histamine

72
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What is the effect of serotonin and histamine on small venules?

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Makes them leaky by increasing the distances between membranes of contiguous endothelial cells

73
Q

Most intracellular gaps occur in _____ venules rather than in capillaries

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Postcapillary

74
Q

Leukocytes leave the vascular system at the _____ to enter the connective tissue space via diapedesis

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Postcapillary venules

pass through intercellular junctions of endothelial cells

75
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What are pericytes?

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Contractile cells that wrap around the endothelial cells that line capillaries and venules

76
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Pericytes have some ____ properties

A

Contractile

77
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Capillary types

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  • Continuous
  • Fenestrated
  • Sinusoidal (discontinuous)
78
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____ capillaries have the smallest diameter and form tight junctions

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Continuous capillaries

79
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_____ have an intermediate diameter and form tight junctions

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Fenestrated capillaries

80
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_____ have the largest diameter and have discontinuous endothelium and basal lamina

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Sinusoidal capillaries

81
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_____ can pass through the fenestrations of fenestrated capillaries

A

Larger molecules

81
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_____ and _____ have the ability to alter cappilary permeability

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Bradykinin and histamine

81
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Capillary permeability is dependent on:

A
  • type of endothelial cell
  • size, charge, shape of traversing substance
82
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Capillary permeability allows for:

A
  • diffusion
  • active transport
  • movement through fenestrae or through gaps in the intercellular junctions
83
Q

Where are continuous capillaries found?

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  • muscle
  • thymus
  • nervous and connective tissues
84
Q

What moves across the continuous capillary wall?

A
  • amino acids
  • glucose
  • nucleosides
  • purines
85
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Continuous capillaries are characterized by:

A

abundance of pinocytotic vesicles

86
Q

What is diapedesis?

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Passage of blood cells, especially leukocytes, through the unruptured walls of capillaries (and small venules) into tissue

87
Q

_____ is one of the first inflammatory responses to infection

A

Diapedesis

88
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During diapedesis, molecules pass through the areas of the ____ which have _____ in response to the infectious process

A

Tight junctions; loosened

89
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Fenestrated capillaries are characterized by _____

A

Pores in their walls that are covered by a pore diaphragm

90
Q

Fenestrated capillaries allow ______ compared to the continuous capillary

A

More to travel across the wall

91
Q

Where are fenestrated capillaries found?

A

Pancreas, intestines, endocrine glands

92
Q

______ have discontinuous endothelial cells and basal lamina

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Sinusoidal/discontinuous capillaries

93
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Sinusoidal capillaries contain:

A

Large fenestrae without diaphragms

94
Q

Where are sinusoidal capillaries found?

A
  • bone marrow
  • liver
  • spleen
  • some of the endocrine glands
95
Q

Sinusoidal capillaries have an _____ diameter

96
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____ are often located either in or along the outside of the endothelial wall of sinusoidal capillaries

A

Macrophages

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