1. Blood Vessels & Circulation Flashcards
The closed system of vessels that transports blood to and from the lungs & body tissues
Vascular System
The hearts _______ pump blood into the arteries
Ventricles
________ carry blood away from the heart and toward the capillaries in the tissues
Arteries
________ is the pathway that carries blood from the heart to the lungs to pickup oxygen & release carbon dioxide and then returns the blood to the heart
Pulmonary circuit
_________ circuit supply the rest of the body
Systemic circuit
Smallest arteries
Arterioles
Small subdivisions of the arteries
Arterioles
Microscopic vessels through which exchanges take place between the blood & the tissues
Capillaries
Smallest veins
Venules
Vessel that carries blood towards the heart; formed from venues merging
Veins
Which arteries contain oxygen-poor blood?
Pulmonary arteries
Which veins contain oxygen-rich blood?
Pulmonary veins
Circuit pathway that carries blood to all the tissues of the body to deliver oxygen and nutrients and carries waste materials away for disposal
Systemic circuit
The largest artery; carries blood out of the left ventricle
Aorta
______ arteries are blood HIGH in Oxygen
Systemic arteries
_________ veins are blood LOW in oxygen
Systemic veins
_________ arteries are blood LOW in oxygen
Pulmonary arteries
_______ veins are blood HIGH in oxygen
Pulmonary veins
Smooth muscle is thinner in _________
A) Arteries
B) Veins
Veins
3 tunics, but thinner walls; less muscle, less elastic tissue
A) Arteries
B) Veins
Veins
3 tunics; connective tissue layer is thick and elastic
A) Veins
B) Arteries
Arteries
3 tunics; more muscle, less connective tissue & elastic tissue
A) Arterioles
B) Veins
C) Arteries
Arterioles
Single layer; Endothelial only. Thinnest walls.
A) Veins
B) Capillaries
C) Arteries
Capillaries
3 tunics
- Inner endothelium
- Middle smooth muscle
- Outter connective tissue
Links capillaries & veins
Venules
Which vessels have valves that control blood flow?
Veins
______ carry blood to the heart.
Veins
Vessel contraction is controlled by the _____
A) ANS
B) PNS
C) CNS
ANS