Anatomy of the CVS 2 Flashcards
What is the CVS composed of?
Heart
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins
What does the heart act as?
Pump
What do arteries do?
Distribute blood away from the heart
What do veins do?
Collect and return blood to the heart
What do capillaries do?
Exchange nutrients
What does the structure of a blood vessel consist of?
Tunica externa
Tunica media
Tunica intima
What is A?
Tunica externa
What is B?
Tunica media
What is C?
Tunica intima
What is the structure of the heart wall composed of?
Endocardium
Myocardium
Epicardium
How is the structure of the heart and blood vessels similar?
The heart is like an expanded, folded muscular blood vessel
What is the tunica intima composed of?
Epithelium
Basement membrane
Connective tissue
What is the tunica media composed of?
Muscle
Elastic tissue
What is the tunica externa (adventitia) composed of?
Fibrous connective tissue
What are some general differences between arteries and veins?
Arteries have a smaller diameter
Arteries have a thicker wall
Arteries thick media and thin adventitia
Veins thin media and thick adventitia
How does the media and adventitia compare in arteries and veins?
Arteries have thick media and thin adventitia
Veins have thin media and thick adventitia
What is A?
Arteries
What is B?
Vein
How does the individual diameter compare between arteries, arterioles and capillaries?
Arteries > Arterioles > Capillaries
How does the total cross sectional area compare between arteries, arterioles and capillaries?
Arteries < Arterioles < Capillaries
How does the lumen size compare between:
Aorta
Elastic arteries
Muscular arteries
Arterioles
Capillaries
Venules
Small veins
Medium veins
Large vains
What are the different types of arteries?
Elastic (large conducting)
Muscular (distributing)
Arterioles (terminal branches)
How would you describe elastic arteries?
Large conducting
What are examples of elastic arteries?
Aorta
Common carotid
Pulmonary
How would you describe muscular arteries?
Distributing arteries
What are examples of muscular arteries?
Coronary arteries
Radial
Femoral
What do elastic arteries act as?
Pressure reservoir
How do elastic arteries function?
Stretched during systole
During diastole heart relaxes and pressure falls, artery recoilds therby maintaining pressure on the blood
What is the recoil and stretch ability of elastic arteries due to?
Presence of extensive amounts of elastic fibres in tunica media