Cardiovascular vessels 1 Flashcards
What is the main goal of the cardiovascular system?
To maintain adequate blood flow to peripheral tissue and organs
What are the different areas of angiography?
- Cerebral
- Cardiac
- Abdominal
- Peripheral
- Catheterization via arteries
Which arteries do we catheterize?
- Femoral artery
- Axillary artery
- Brachial artery
How many layers does a blood vessel have?
3 layers/tunics
What are the 3 tunics/layers of a blood vessel?
- Tunica interna/intima
- Tunica media
- Tunica externa
What is the tunica interna/intima?
The innermost layer (endothelium) that is in contact with blood
What is the tunica media?
The middle layer containng smooth muscle and elastic tissue
What is the tunica externa?
The outermost layyer that anchors the vessel
Which layer in a blood vessel contains the vasa vasorum?
The tunica externa
What are the 2 kinds of arteries?
- Elastic arteries
- Muscular arteries
What type of artery is the largest; elastic or muscular?
Elastic
What is the size of muscular arteries?
They are medium sized
Which type of artery has more elastic fibers? Where is it located?
The elastic arteries have more elastic fibers within the thick tunica media
What are the six main elastic arteries within the body?
- Aorta
- Pulmonary trunk
- Brachiocephalic
- Subclavian
- Common carotid
- Common Iliac
What are the 9 main musclular arteries within the body?
- Femoral
- Axillary
- Brachial
- Radial
- Intercostal
- Splenic
- Mesenteric
- Popliteal
- Tibial
Which type of artery has high compliance?
Elastic arteries
What is high compliance?
The ability to stretch without tearing in response to increased pressure
What is the function of elastic arteries?
To propel blood onward when ventricles are relaxing
What is it called when the blood is unable to get through the vessel when excersing?
Angina
Which type of artery contains more smooth muscle fibers?
The musclular arteries
What controls the flow/distribution of blood to organs or structures?
Vasoconstriction and vasodialation of musclular arteries
What type of artery has high vascular tone?
Muscular arteries
What is vascular tone?
The ability to maintain pressure and efficient flow
What happens in elastic arteries when the ventricles contract?
The walls stretch storing energy, which then is recoiled by elastic fibers converting stored E to kinetic E
What artery provides the ability to contract?
The muscular layer within muscular arteries
What does arterioles mean?
Small arteries
What is a metarteriole?
A terminal end of arterioles that joins to the capillary beds
What is the difference between stable and unstable angina?
Unstable: Occurs at rest, worsens and can lead to heart attack
Stable: Occurs when excersing
What are resistance vessels?
Resistance that occurs as a result of friction between th blood and the inner walls of a vessel
What happens when the vessel of an arteriole constricts?
-Increase in friction, increase in resistane, decrease in blood flow
Where is the precapillary sphincter located and what is its function?
-Located at the metaarteriole-capillary junction
-It controls blow flow into the capillary
What do the 3 structures of cappillaries vary by?
They vary by thier function
What are the 3 structures of capillaries?
- Continous
- Fenestrated
- Sinusoids
Where are ccontinous cappillaries located within the body?
CNS, muscles, skin, lungs
Where are the fenestrated capillaries located within the body?
Kidneys, small intestine villi, choroid plexus
Where are the sinusoid capillaries located within the body?
-Liver, spleeen , red bone marrow
How many cappillaries arise from a single metarteriole? What is this known as?
10-100
-This is known as a capillary bed
Approximetley how many capillaries are located in the body?
20 billion
Where are capillaries absent within the body?
Absent in the cartilage, cornea, les of the eye, epithelial tissues
Will vasoconstriction of arterioles increase or decrease blood pressure?
Increase blood pressure
What is the function of a capillary bed?
Increase SA so that cells can rapidly recieve O2 and nutrients and remove waste products back into the blood
Where are capillaries more extensive in number?
-In areas where metabolic activity is high
-Ex: Kidney, liver, brain, muscle
What layers of a vessel do cappillaries lack?
They lack the tunica media and the tunica externa
Where are capillaries located?
Between the blood and interstitial fluid
What is a capillary made of?
A single layer of endothelial cells and a basement membrane
What is the main function of venules?
They drain the capillaries
T/F
Venules may loose thier shape
True
What are the 2 types of venules?
- Muscular venules
- Post cappillary venules
What is the function of post capillary venules?
Exchange of nutrients and wastes
T/F
ONly postcapillary venules are distensible
False; both muscular and postcapillary venules are very distensible
What does distensible mean in relation to blood vessels?
That they are an excellent reservoir of blood
What exchange occurs with muscular venules?
No exchange occurs
What is the typical range of the diameters of veins?
0.5mm-3cm
What are some charecteristics of veins that vary greatly from arteries?
- Veins have larger lumens
- Veins have relatively no smooth muscle or elastic tissue
- Veins have a thinner tunica interna and media