BLOOD VESSELS AND CIRCULATION Flashcards
What carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
what carries blood toward the heart?
Veins
How many types of arteries are there?
3
How many layers of arteries is there?
3
What are the 3 layers that make up the arteries?
-Tunica intima
-Tunica media
-Tunica externa
What are the 3 types of Arteries?
-Elastic
-Muscular
-Arterioles(small arteries)
How many types of capillaries are there?
3
What are the types of capillaries?
-Continuous
-Fenestrated
-Sinusoidal
What do sinusoidal means?
It allows large muscles to pass
What do capillary beds do?
It connects to the venule
All veins carries oxygenated blood except for———
Pulmonary veins
Lipid soluble substances diffuse directly through what?
Endothelial membrane
Water soluble substances pass through what?
clefts between cells
Capillary blood pressure pushes fluid into what?
The tissues
Hydrostatic pressure of the interstitial fluid does what?
pushes fluid back into the capillary