arterioles Flashcards
arterioles are
small
arterioles have little or no
tunica externa
Arterioles have thin or incomplete
tunica media
small muscular arteries and arterioles change with
sympathetic or endocrine stimulation
constricted arteries oppose
blood flow
Resistance vessels are
arterioles
aneurysm is a ____ in an ____wall
bulge
arterial
aneurysm is caused by a
weak spot in elastic fibers
The pressure of an aneurysm may
rupture a blood vessel
Example of large vein
elastic artery
example of medium-sized artery
muscular artery
Example of venule (these typically only have a tunica externa and endothemlium)
arteriole
Types of capillaries
Fenestrated, continuous, disontinous capillary
Capillaries are ____vessels with ___walls
smalled
thin
Microscopic capillary networks permeate
all tissues
capillary function
- Location of all exchange functions of cardiovascular
systes - Materials diffused between blood and interstitial fluid
Capillary structure include
- endothelial tube (inside thin basement membrane)
- no tunica media
- no tunica externa
-Diameter is similar to red blood cell
continous capillaries have complete
endothelial lining
continous capillaries are found
in all tissues except epithelia and cartilage
Continuous Capillaries permit
diffusion of water, small solutes, and lipid-soluble materials
Continuous Capillaries block
blood cells and plasma proteins