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Blood Vessels & Circulation Flashcards

1
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Two Classes of blood vessels outside the Heart

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Pulmonary Vessels and Systemic Vessels

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Transport blood from the R.ventricle of hearth through the lungs and back to L.Atrium

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Pulmonary Vesses

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Transports blood from the L.ventricle of heart through all parts of the body and back to r.atrium

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Systemic Vessels

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4
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Three Main types of blood vessels

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Arteries, Capillaries and Veins

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Carry blood away from the heart, usually bood is oxygenated

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Arteries

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6
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Where exchange os substance and other waste products occurs between the blood and tissue fluid

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Capillaries

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7
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Carry blood toward the heart, usually blood is deoxygenated

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Veins

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8
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Largest-diameter arteries and have the thickest walls

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Elastic Arteries

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9
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Contraction of smooth muscle in blood vessels

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Vasoconstriction

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10
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Relaxation of smooth muscle in blood vessels, increases the bloid flow and blood vessel diameter

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Vasodilation

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11
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Transport blood from small arteries to capillaries

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Arterioles

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12
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Networks in blood flow

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Capillaries

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13
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Ensure that blood flows toward the heart but not in opposite direction

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Valves

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14
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Part of aorta that passes superiorly from the L.Ventricle

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Ascending Aorta

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15
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Longest part of aorta

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Descending aorta

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16
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Structure important for in monitoring blood pressure

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Carotid Sinus

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17
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Vessels that supply blood to most of the brain branch

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Cerebral Arterial Circle

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18
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Some of its branches supply blood to the spinal cord, vertebrae, muscles and ligaments in nech

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Vertebral Arteries

19
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Supply blood to the pons, cerebellum and midbrain

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Basilar Artery

20
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Artery in the armpit

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Axillary Artery

21
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Blood pressure measurements are normally taken from here

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Brachial Artery

22
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Arteries that supplies blood to the forearms and hand

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Ulnar Artery amd Radial Artery

23
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Supply blood to thoracic organs

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Visceral Artery

24
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Supply blood to thoracic wall

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Parietal Artery

25
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Supply intercostal muscles, vertabrae, spinal cord, and deep muscles of the back

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Posterior Intercostal Artery

26
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Supply the diaphragm

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Superior Phrenic Artery

27
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Supplies blood to stomach, pancreas, spleen, upper duodenum and liver

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Celiac Trunk

28
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Supplies blood to the small intestine and the upper portionof large intestine

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Superior Mesenteric Artery

29
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Supplies blood to the remainder of the large intestine

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Inferior Mesenteric Artery

30
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Supply the kidneys

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Renal Artery

31
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Supply the adrenal gland

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Suprarenal Artery

32
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Supply the diaphragm

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Inferior Phrenic Artery

33
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Supplyvthe lumbar vertebrae and back muscles

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Lumbar Artery

34
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Supply inferior vertebrae

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Median Sacral Artery

35
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Enters a lower limb

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Externql Iliac Artery

36
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Supplies pelvic area

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Inyernal Iliac Artery

37
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Measure of the force blood exerts against the blood vessel walls

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Blood Pressure

38
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The blood pressure reaches a maximum value

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Systolic Pressure

39
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When the ventricles relax, bp falls to a minimum value

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Diastolic Pressure

40
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Method used by health prof. to determine bp

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Auscultatory Method

41
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Difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure

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Pulse Pressure

42
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Regulate bp on a moment-to-moment basis

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Baroreceptor Reflexes

43
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Responds to changes in blood concentrations of O2 and CO2, and pH

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Chemireceptor Reflexes

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