Cardiovascular System Pt.1 : Blood Vessels and Blood Flashcards
Middle layer of blood vessel. Consists smooth muscle
Tunica media
Outermost fibrous layer of blood vessel. Consists connective tissue
Tunica Adventitia
Microscopic blood vessels
Capillary
Carries blood away
Arteries
Carries blood towards
Veins
Liquid matrix
Plasma
Cell fragments
Formed elements
Contains hemoglobin. Aka erythrocytes
Red blood cells
Protein to transport oxygen
Hemoglobin
Immune function. Aka leukocytes
White blood cells
Cell fragments in blood clotting
Platelets
Stoppage of bleeding
Hemostasis
Tunica media contracts when vessel is damaged
Vascular spasm
Platelets sticking to damaged vessel
Platelet plug
Contraction of vascular smooth muscle
Serotonin
Plasma proteins
Hepatocytes
Forms temporary clot repair
Fibrin
Innermost layer of blood vessel. Consists endothelium
Tunica Intima
A defect in the blood coagulating mechanism
Hemophilia
Aka clotting
Coagulation
Aka bleeding
Hemorrhage
A dislodged thrombus
Embolus
A fibrin clot formed in a blood vessel or a chamber of the heart
Thrombus
A sac-like enlargement of a blood vessel
Aneurysm
