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Define Arteries

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carries blood AWAY from the heart, for blood distribution

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Define Capillaries

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exchange vessels

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Define Veins

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carry blood TOWARDS the heart, for blood collection and return. (Some veins have valves)

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What are the three blood vessel wall layers

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  1. Tunica interna (intima
  2. Tunica media
  3. Tunica externa (adventia)
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Define Tunica Interna (intima)

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innermost layer, conists of endothelium layer, subendothelial layer,
in arteries only- internal elastic layer

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Blood Vessel functions (3)

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1.transport blood
2.Temperature regulation through 3.vasoconstriction & vasodilation
The cells lining blood vessels make regulatory molecules like nitric oxide

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Define Tunica media

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middle layer composed of CIRCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE for VASOCONSTRICTION/DIALATION
in arteries only- external elastic layer
Thickest layer in Arteries

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Define Tunica externa (adventia)

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outermost layer, mostly of collagen fibers

Thickest layer in Veins

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What are the three classes of arteries

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  1. elastic arteries (conducting)
  2. muscular arteries (distributing)
  3. Arterioles (resistance)
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Elastic Arteries

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(conducting arteries)
Large lumen and low resistance 
Includes aorta and its  major branches 
contain thick muscle layer but dont really constrict 
pressure reservoirs
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Muscular Arteries

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(distributing arteries)
delivers blood to specific orhans
have the biggest proportion of muscle, tunica media in theses vessels has less elastin, but a bigger proportion of muscle.
EX: brachial, splenic, and femoral

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Arterioles Arteries

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(resistance arteries)
Too small to be given specific names
lumen rages from 300 um down to 10 um with an average of 37um
determine moment-to-moment blood flow to particular structures by their degree of constriction
control relative blood flow distribution

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Capillaries

  • location
  • thickness
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  • Located between arterioles and venules connecting them together
  • One cell layer thick
  • average length of 1 mm long
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Capillary Functions

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where substances are exchanged between plasma and interstitial fluid

-tendons and ligaments are poorly vascularized, so not capillaries-

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3 types of Capillaries

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  1. Continuous capillaries
  2. Fenestrated capillaries
  3. sinusoids
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Continuous Capillaries

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  • most capillaries
  • Joined by tight junctions
  • abundant in skin and muscles
  • least permeable
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Fenestrated Capillaries

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  • Pores–leaky

- located in some endocrine glands, the small intestine and the kidneys

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Sinusoid Capillaries

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  • Wide diameter that are more winding with gaps between endothelial cells
  • liver spleen, bone marrow and lined with macrophages
  • also found in some endocrine glands
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Metarteriole

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artery side of the capillary bed

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thoroughfare channel

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vein side of the capillary bed

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precapullary sphincters

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rings at the start of the capillary (made of smooth muscle) can control blood flow into the capillary bed

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True capillary

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actual literal legit for real branching capillary

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Define Venules

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smallest veins

-fuse to form veins which start small and then go large

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Venous sinus

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thin-walled veins with no muscle, such as the coronary sinus and the dural venous sinuses of the brain

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Vein Walls
except for small venules, veins have all 3 layers though they are thinner than arteries tunica externa is the thickest layer
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Vein functions
1. low resistance conduits: large diameter and thin distensible walls 2. Blood reservoirs: very stretchy so can hold much blood, can constrict sending more blood to the heart. in return EDV, stretch, SV CO and BP all increase
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How much blood does the systemic veins contain? %
60%
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How much blood does the heart arteries and capillaries contain? %
30%
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How much blood does the pulmonary vessels contain? %
10%
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Define Portal system
2 capillary beds
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Define anastomosis
where 2 blood vessels merge
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Arteriovenous anastomosis
no capillary bed, resulting in less heat loss
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Venous anastomosis
most common tpe, one vein empties into another
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Arterial anastomosis
two arteries merge to provide collateral blood flow
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Define Flow
the volume of blood flowing in a given time | -Blood pressure and resistance determine BF
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Autoregulation (local control)
regulation by locally produced chemicals does NOT involve nerve enervation or hormones -tissue has too low of blood supply--> vasodilation occurs which increase flow
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Vasoactive chemicals
nitric oxide (NO)
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what is doing vasomotion
mainly the job of the arterioles
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3 controls of vasomotion
1. local controls (auto regulation) 2. neural controls (vasomotor center) 3. hormonal controls
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Tissue perfusion
rate of blood flow through the tissues
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3 factors that determine BP
1. CO 2. PR 3. Blood volume
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BP regulation is accomplished by..
neural control and hormonal control
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Neural Control
Vasomotor Center- cluster of sympathetic neurons in the medulla oblongata + cardiac centers (CAC&CIC)---> makes up cardiovascular center *control BP by altering CO (CAC&CIC) and vasodilatation (VC)
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Cardiovascular center is made of
CAC-hear CIC- heart VC- Bl. vessels
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Define Vasomotor Tone
vessel diameter at rest. Always being moderately constricted by the VS sympathetic fibers(by releasing NE) lessNE= dilation moreNE= contraction
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3 autonomic reflexes that regulate the vc
1. Barroreceptors 2. Chemoreceptors 3. Medullary Ischemic reflex
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Barroreceptors - location - function
``` located in the carotid sinus monitor pressure (stretch) -neg feedback loop that corrects change in bp ```
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Effects of an increase in BP
exciting of the CIC and inhibit th eCAC
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Effects f=of an decreasing BP
exciting the CAC inhibit the CIC
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Chemoreceptors - location - function
Located in the aortic bodies and carotid bodies monitor changes in O2, CO2 and H+ -stimulate breathing to match increase blood flow. control more of the respiration side rather than bp
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Medullary Ischemic relfex - location - function
Located in medulla?? kicks in when there is a drop in perfusion (bf) to the brain immediately VC increase HR and contraction and causes widespread vasoconstriction
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6 Hormones that affect BP
1. Angiotensin II 2. Aldosterone 3. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) 4. Antidiuretic hormone (AHD) 5. Epinephrine and NE 6. Cortisol
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Angiotensin II
released when the kidneys release renin | increases BP
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Aldosterone
causes NA+ retention, increasing BP
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ANP Atrial natiuretic peptide
increases sodium excretion produced by atria decreases BP
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Antidiuretic hormone ADH
causes kidneys to retain more water | Increases BP
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NE
increases vasoconstriction
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Epinephrine
Increase CO and Vasoconstriction
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Cortisol
increase BP by increasing water and salt retention
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4 ways in which substances cross capillaries
1. through cell membrane (lipid sol.) 2. Intercellular clefts between cells (water sol.) 3. Through fenestrations (water sol.)[pore within the cell] 4. Via vesicles (large substances)

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