Cardiovascular system III - blood vessel & heart Flashcards
List three types of cardiovascular system:
Pulmonary
Systemic
Coronary
Arteries
Carry blood away from the heart
Veins
Carry blood towards the heart
Can arteries handle pressure?
Yes, high pressure 90mmHg
Arteries structure:
1) Tunica Interna (intima)
2) Tunica Media
3) Tunica externa/adventia
1) Tunica Interna (intima) [A]
Flat layer, smooth Squamous endothelium-
Smooth flow of Blood
2) Tunica Media [A]
Thick layer, smooth muscle, contraction, elastic fibers
3) Tunica externa/adventia [A]
Thick layer, Elastic tissues- stretch in & out- handle the pressure (more in larger arteries)
Which one HAS valves?
Veins - directed flow
Arteries - pressure regulated so doesn’t require valves
Blood in arteries
Deoxygenated; 95% Sat.O2
Bright Red
Veins strutcure:
1) Intima
2) Externa
1) Intima
Endothelial layer
2) Externa
Smooth Muscle and elastic fibres
What is the middle of the arteries and veins called?
Lumen
Blood in veins:
75-80% Sat.O2
Dark Red
Pressure in veins:
Handle low pressure
~8-10 mmHg
Three types of Capillaries?
1) Continuous
2) Fenestrated
3) Sinusoids
1) Continuous
Smooth & skeletal muscle BBB- Very tight junction (restrict toxin exchanges)
2) Fenestrated
Intestinal villi, kidney glomeruli & endocrine cells
Higher permeability of larger biomolecules
3) Sinusoids
Red Bone Marrow & Liver
Huge molecules perfusion
Blood cells, proteins and wastes
Internal vascular structure:
Squamous (flat) endothelial cells is the first layer - close together
1) Continuous
If endothelial cells are close together it means there is less ______ between junctions:
gaps
[Restricted access]
There will only be gaps between junctions, this is called:
Intercellular cleft
2) Fenestrated - pores in cells
ONLY small molecules can pass - not big molecules like red blood cells
3) Sinusoids - Endothelial cells are loosely packed
Red blood cells and metabolic toxins CAN pass
Liver process’ bigger molecules; wrea
Which type of capillaries help this process?
Sinusoids
Capillary Architecture -
can vary depending on type
Diameter or capillary:
200-400um (micrometer)
Capillary walls are lined with endothelial cells
(5-10 um in diameter) for smooth flow
Bundles of smooth muscles spread-out pre-capillaries - used for….
Used as a sponge - regulated by absorbing or releasing blood