9 Circulatory system Flashcards
blood vessels vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to tissues
arteries
facilitates interchange of nutrients/waste between blood and organ
capillaries
tiny tubes that carry blood from the arteries to the body’s cell, and then back to the veins
capillaries
large vessel that handles high pressure, high volume blood flow exiting the ventricles
elastic artery
innermost lining of the heart and is the cardiac equivalent of the tunica intima
endocardium
highly specialized cell type that covers the luminal surface of a vascular structure
endothelial cells
outside surface of the heart is comprised of connective tissue and mesothelium
epicardium
Vascular structures responsible for draining interstitial fluid and returning it back to the cardiovascular system
lymphatics
Portion of the heart comprised of cardiac muscle
myocardium
Sac like structure that encloses the heart
pericardium
Modified cardiomyocytes responsible for propagating electrical signals
purkinje fibers
outermost layer of the vessel wall composed primarily of connective tissue, smaller blood vessels and nerves
tunica adventitia
middle portion of the vessel wall is composed of smooth muscle
tunica media
blood from the body back to the heart
veins
transport cells and dissolved materials including nutrients, wastes and gases
cardiovascular system
Transports oxygen poor blood from the right ventricle to the lungs where blood picks up a new oxygen supply
pulmonary circulation
It returns oxygen rich blood and nutrients to the left atrium and is pumped out all over the body
systemic circulation
operates at considerably lower pressure to accommodate the oxygenation of blood in the pulmonary capillaries
pulmonary circulation
Blood circulation composition
arteries, arterioles, microcirculation such as capillaries and sinusoids, venules, and veins
serve to conduct high pressure blood to an organ
Arteries
which blood vessels are wider in diameter and have thicker walls
BV closer to the heart
BV that have thicker walls and smaller lumens
Arteries
Aside from oxygenated blood, what does the circulatory system carries for bodily functions
Hormones, WBC
innermost coat of blood vessels
Tunica intima
In blood vessels, the simple squamous lining cells epithelium is called
endothelium
most important component of the tunica intima and form the primary barrier between blood and tissue
endothelium
What supports the vascular endothelium forming the remainder of the tunica intima
Basement membrane and subendothelial layer
contained within the sub endothelium particularly important stimulus for platelet activation and adhesion
collagen
helps to stabilize cell and cell substrate interactions within vascular endothelium
fibronectin
middle portion of the vessel wall
tunica media
Due to considerable lower pressure, it has thin tunica media.
venous supply or veins
outermost layer of the vessel wall
tunica adventitia
Tunica adventitia has a vascular bed designed to perfuse the vessel wall itself
vasa vasorum
blood vessels that supply the tunica adventitia are called
vasa vasorum
much thicker than Veins because of the high pressure of blood coming from the heart
arteries
In arteries, it is extremely thick and is the primary constituent of the vessel wall
tunica media
highly specialized cell types and cover the luminal surface of the tunica intima
endothelium
lie closer to the heart and their primary function is to conduct blood to different areas of the body
elastic artery