arterioles Flashcards

1
Q

arterioles are

A

small

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2
Q

arterioles have little or no

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tunica externa

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3
Q

Arterioles have thin or incomplete

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tunica media

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4
Q

small muscular arteries and arterioles change with

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sympathetic or endocrine stimulation

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5
Q

constricted arteries oppose

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blood flow

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6
Q

Resistance vessels are

A

arterioles

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7
Q

aneurysm is a ____ in an ____wall

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bulge
arterial

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8
Q

aneurysm is caused by a

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weak spot in elastic fibers

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9
Q

The pressure of an aneurysm may

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rupture a blood vessel

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10
Q

Example of large vein

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elastic artery

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11
Q

example of medium-sized artery

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muscular artery

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12
Q

Example of venule (these typically only have a tunica externa and endothemlium)

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arteriole

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13
Q

Types of capillaries

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Fenestrated, continuous, disontinous capillary

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14
Q

Capillaries are ____vessels with ___walls

A

smalled
thin

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15
Q

Microscopic capillary networks permeate

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all tissues

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16
Q

capillary function

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  • Location of all exchange functions of cardiovascular
    systes
  • Materials diffused between blood and interstitial fluid
17
Q

Capillary structure include

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  • endothelial tube (inside thin basement membrane)
  • no tunica media
  • no tunica externa
    -Diameter is similar to red blood cell
18
Q

continous capillaries have complete

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endothelial lining

19
Q

continous capillaries are found

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in all tissues except epithelia and cartilage

20
Q

Continuous Capillaries permit

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diffusion of water, small solutes, and lipid-soluble materials

21
Q

Continuous Capillaries block

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blood cells and plasma proteins