Blood Vessels Flashcards
BASIC 3 LAYERED STRUCTURE
TUNICA INTIMA
TUNICA MEDIA
TUNICA ADVENTITIA
LAYERS WITHIN THE TUNICA INTIMA
ENDOTHELIUM
BASEMENT MEMBRANE
INTERNAL ELASTIC LAMINA
ENDOTHELIUM
SMOOTH TO REDUCE SURFACE FRICTION
LINE THE HEART
BASEMENT MEMBRANE
PHYSICAL SUPPORT FOR ENDOTHELIUM
ANCHORS THE ENDOTHELIUM
INTERNAL ELASTIC LAMINA
SHEET OF ELASTIC FIBRES
TUNICA MEDIA
MUSCLE AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE
SMOOTH MUSCLE AND ELASTIC FIBRES
STIMULATION THAT CAUSES MUSCLE CONTRACTION
SYMPATHETIC
TUNICA ADVENTITIA
COLLAGEN AND ELASTIC FIBRES
CONTAINS NERVES
CONTAINS VASA VASORUM
WHAT ARE VASA VASORUM?
VESSELS WITHIN ANOTHER VESSEL
SUPPLY BLOOD TO THE TISSUES WITHIN THE BLOOD VESSEL
TYPES OF ARTERY
ELASTIC
MUSCULAR
ELASTIC ARTERY CHARACTERISTICS
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ELASTIC LAMINAE
THICK TUNICA MEDIA
ELASTIN WITHIN THE VESSEL WALLS
FUNCTIONS OF ELASTIC ARTERIES
PROPEL BLOOD FORWARD
WITHSTAND HIGH PRESSURE OF THE BLOOD
RECOIL
CONVERT STORED ENERGY INTO KINETIC ENERGY
MUSCULAR ARTERIES
SMOOTH MUSCLE WITHIN TUNICA MEDIA
VASCULAR TONE
ABILITY OF A MUSCLE TO CONTRACT AND MAINTAIN A STATE OF PARTIAL CONTRACTION
CHARACTERISTICS OF ARTERIOLES
THIN TUNICA INTERNA
FENESTRATED ELASTIC LAMINA
DOUBLE LAYERED SMOOTH MUSCLE TUNIA MEDIA
AREOLAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHIN THE TUNICA EXTERNA