ch 19 vessels and hemodynamics Flashcards
structure of vessel walls
tunica externa, tunica media and tunica interna
arteries carry blood ___ from the heart
away
arteries have ___ layers
3 thick
2 types of arteries
muscular and elastic
muscular artery
distributing
elastic artery
conducting = pressure reservoir
arterioles
connect artery to capillaries
capillaries function
gas and nutrient exchange
capillaries have ____ layers
1
types of capillaries
continuous and fenestrated
fenestrated capillaries
pores
hydrostatic pressure
greater on arteriole side (HA)
osmotic pressure
greater on venule side
veins functions
carry blood to the heart
veins have ___ layers
3 thin
low pressure in veins
need respiratory and skeletal pump
60% of blood at rest in veins
blood reservoir
connects capillaries to veins
venules
hemodynamics
flow of blood controlled by blood pressure and resistance
blood pressure
hydrostatic pressure on vessel walls