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Cardiovascular Flashcards

1
Q

Vasa vasorum serves as a function analogous to that of which of the following?

A

Coronary Arteries- supply blood to the heart

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2
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Trace the flow of blood throughout the heart starting from the systematic venous circulation.

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Vena Cava-Rt. Atrium-AV Valve-Rt. Ventricle- Pulmonary-Semilunar Valve- LungsPulmonary Veins- Lt. Atrium- Tricuspid Valve- Lt. Ventricle- Aortic Valve-Body

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3
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During light microscopic examination of a tissue, you note a vessel that has no smooth muscle, no elastic lamina, but a large amount of formed elements in the lumen. Which of the following vessels are you examining?

A

Venule

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4
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What are some of the secretory and metabolic fx. of endothelial cells?

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Secretory( Anti-Aggregatory/Anti-Mtogenic), Metabolic(Angiotensin Converting Enzyme), Plasticity (Angiogenesis)

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5
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Vesicles can form in the ____ of the endothelial cells to facilitate transport.

A

Cytoplasm

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6
Q

True or False of Ventricles

Walls contain Purkinje Fibers of the right and left branches from the AV bundle

A

True

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7
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True or False.

Tunica Media Homologous to Myocardium

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True

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8
Q

What type of microcirculation is found in the kidney?

A

Arteriole
Capillary
Arteriole

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9
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What type of microcirculation is found in the skin?

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Arteriovenous

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10
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What type of microcirculation is found in the liver?

A

Venule
Capillary
Venule
Portal System

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11
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What type of capillary would you typically find in the Liver?

A

Sinusoidal capillaries

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12
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Pulmonary veins carry

A

O2 from lungs to heart

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13
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What portion of the arterial wall is most likely to be affected by elastic fibers?

A

Tunica Media

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14
Q

True or False of Continuous Capillaries

Most common in brain and muscle

A

True

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15
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Where would you find formed elements of blood?

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Lumen

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16
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What is a pericyte?

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Maintain basic structure of the capillary

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17
Q

What is a throughfare channel?

A

Forms vascular shunt

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18
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Pericytes

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Help maintain visibility of endothelial cells

19
Q

What are the three capillary types?

A

Continuous
Fenestrated
Sinusoidal (Discontinuous)

20
Q

Where are continuous capillaries found?

A

Skin
Muscle
Lung
Brain

21
Q

Where are fenestrated capillaries found?

A

Kidney
Endocrine
Intestines

22
Q

Where are Sinusoidal (Discontinuous) capillaries found?

A

Liver
Spleen
Bone Marrow
Endocrine

23
Q

Which fenestrated capillary example has no diaphragm but a basement membrane?

A

Kidney

24
Q

What are the fenestrated sinusoids?

A

adrenal glands, adenohypophysis

25
Q

What is Vesicular Transport in Capillaries?

A

Pinocytic pits & vesicles which move larger molecules across endothelium.

26
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What is Transendothelium Channels in Capillaries?

A

Vesicles can merge together to form channels for rapid transport

27
Q

IEL, endothelium and CT are all found in which layer of vessels?

A

Tunica Intima

28
Q

EEL, elastic fibers are found in which layer of vessels?

A

Tunica Media

29
Q

CT, VV, nerves are all found in which layer of vessels?

A

Tunica Adventitia

30
Q

Tunica Media is thicker in arteries or veins?

A

Arteries

31
Q

Tunica Adventitia is thicker in arteries or veins?

A

Veins

32
Q

Types of Circulation -> Arteriole- Capillary Bed

A

venule

33
Q

Types of Circulation -> Arteriovenous Anastomosis

A

skin

34
Q

Types of Circulation -> Arteriole-Capillary-Arteriole

A

kidney

35
Q

Types of Circulation -> Venule- Capillary- Venule

A

Liver; portal systems

36
Q

Which layer of heart are Purkinje Fibers found in?

A

Endocardium

37
Q

Which layer of heart is the Ventricular Wall attached to?

A

Myocardium

38
Q

Wave of Depolarization begins at which portion of the heart?

A

Apex

39
Q

SA NODE is known as the ____ of the heart?

A

Pacemaker

40
Q

___(Artery)__ branches into the myocardium.

A

Coronary Artery

41
Q

True or False; Lymphatic System functions in Immunologic Support

A

True

42
Q

What closes the valve in the lymphatic vein?

A

Back pressure

43
Q

How are endothelial cells anchored to lymphatic capillaries and connective tissue?

A

Filaments; elastic fibers

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