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Body Systems L5 Flashcards

1
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State 2 characteristics all tissues have

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Arterial supply

Venous drainage

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2
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State the characteristics of blood vessels?

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  • Resilience
  • Flexibility
  • Constantly remain open
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Name each of the layers in the structure of a blood vessel (Inner -> Outer)

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Lumen
Tunica intima
Tunica media
Tunica adventitia

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4
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Describe the Tunica intima

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 Endothelium -> simple squamous epithelium
 Basal lamina of epithelial cells
 Subendothelial connective tissue

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5
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Describe the Tunica media

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 Smooth muscle fibres -> loose connective tissue

 May contain elastic fibres

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Describe the Tunica adventitia

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 Connective tissue
 Merges -> surrounding connective tissue
 May contain vaso vasroum

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What are the characteristics of arteries?

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	High pressure -> thick muscular walls
	Small lumen
	Maintains shape -> elastic 
	Resilient
	No valves
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8
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What are the characteristics of veins?

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 Low pressure -> thin walls
 Wide lumen
 Less elastic & resilient
 Valves -> prevent backflow.

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9
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Name the types of arteries

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Elastic -> conducting
Muscular -> distributing
Arterioles -> resistance

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10
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Describe the characteristics of the elastic arteries. Include examples.

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1.	Elastic -> conducting 
	Diameter -> Up to 2.5cm 
	Withstand pressure changes
	Continuous blood flow
	Thick tunica media 
Many elastic fibres
Smooth muscle cells 
•	Eg. Aorta, brachiocephalic & common carotid
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Describe the characteristics of the muscular arteries. Include examples.

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 Diameter -> 0.5mm-0.4cm
 Distribute blood -> muscles & organs
 Vasodilation & vasoconstriction -> control rate of blood flow to organ
 Smooth muscle cells -> tunica media
 Distinct internal (IEL) & external (EEL) elastic laminae
 Thick tunica externa
Eg. Brachial & femoral arteries

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Describe the characteristics of the arterioles.

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  1. Arterioles -> resistance
     Diameter -> 30 micrometres or less.
     Vasoconstriction & vasodilation -> control blood flow to organs
     Involved -> control of blood pressure
     1-2 layers smooth muscle -> tunica media
     Poorly defined tunica externa
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13
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Describe the characteristics of the capillaries

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• Capillaries:

  • Connect arterioles & venules -> microcirculation
  • Site of gaseous exchange
  • Thin walls -> lined with endothelial cells -> enable diffusion
  • Slow blood flow
  • Structure -> enables 2-way exchange
  • Diameter -> 8 micrometres
  • Near almost every cell
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14
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Name the types of capillaries

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Continuous
Fenestrated
Sinusoidal

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15
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Describe the continuous capillaries

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 Most common/majority
 Skeletal & smooth muscle
 Connective tissue & lungs

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16
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Describe the fenestrated capillaries

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 Pores penetrate endothelial lining
 Rapid exchange water & large solutes -> small peptides
 Absorption -> kidney, chorid plexus & endocrine glands

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17
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Describe the sinusoidal capillaries

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 Spaces between endothelial cells
 Incomplete/absent basement membrane
 Exchange of large solutes -> plasma proteins
 Specialised lining cells in liver -> phagocytic cells engulf damaged red blood cells.
 Slow blood flow

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18
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What are capillary beds?

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 Groups of organized capillaries

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19
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What are the functions of metarterioles?

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 Supplies -> single capillary bed
 Continues as a route-connecting channel
Leads directly to vein
Numerous capillaries leading off it.
 Constriction -> reduces blood flow to entire capillary bed

20
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Describe the role of the precapillary sphincter

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 Guards entrance -> each capillary
Contraction -> narrows entrance -> reduces bloodflow
Relaxation -> dilates entrance -> increases bloodlfow

21
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Describe the role of the arteriovenous anastomases

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 Direct communication arteriole -> venule

 When dilated -> blood bypasses capillary bed -> directly flows -> venous circulation.

22
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Describe venules & their role within the body

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	Collect blood -> capillary beds
	Delivers blood -> small veins
	Diameter -> Avg. 20 micrometres
	Small endothelium -> basement membrane
	Large -> incr. numbers -> smooth muscle cells -> outside endothelium.
23
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Describe the characteristics of veins

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•	Veins -> capacitance vessels 
	Classified according to size (diameter)
    Small: <2mm 
    Medium: 2-9mm
    Large: >9mm -> Eg. superior &amp; inferior vena cavae
	Low pressure
	Easily distensible (capacitance)
	Thin walls 
	Predominant tunica externa 
	Valves -> aid blood flow
24
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What are the function of valves?

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-> prevent backflow of blood -> low pressure

25
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What works alongside the valves to prevent backflow of blood, and what is it’s function?

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Musculovenous pump

->contracts to close valves & ensure constant blood flow

26
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What tissues prevent backflow of blood?

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Valves

Musculovenous pump

27
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How much blood distribution does the systemic venous system have?

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65-70% blood distribution

28
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What venous system holds the most amount of distributed blood?

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Systemic venous system

29
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What is the anatomical position?

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 Position of the upright body -> arms at sides -> palms facing forwards.

30
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What is the underside/front of the body called?

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Anterior/ventral

31
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What is the behind/upperside of back of the body called?

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Posterior/dorsal

32
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What is the name of the direction towards the head?

33
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What is the name of the direction towards the feet?

34
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What is the name of the direction towards the core/centre?

35
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What is the name of the direction towards the side/away from core/centre?

36
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What is the name of the direction closer towards the trunk?

37
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What is the name of the direction further away from the trunk?

38
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 What is the name of the plane that divides into front & back planes?

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Coronal/frontal

39
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 What is the name of the plane that divides into anterior/ventral & posterior/dorsal ?

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Coronal/frontal

40
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 What is the name of the plane that divides into top & bottom planes/ above & below waist?

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Horizontal/transverse

41
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 What is the name of the plane that divides into superior & inferior planes? ->

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Horizontal/transverse

42
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 What is the name of the plane that divides into right & left halves?

A

Midsagittal

43
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 What is the name of the plane that divides into medial & lateral planes?

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Midsagittal

44
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Outline the transfer circuit of blood through the blood vessels from the heart.

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• Aorta -> artery -> arterioles -> capillaries -> venules

-> vein -> vena cava

45
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What is the vaso vasorum?

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Vessels supplying blood vessels -> thick walls

46
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What is the endothelium?

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Inner layer of cells lining tissues & organs

Body Systems Y1 (22 decks)

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