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Chap 11-13: Blood Vessels Flashcards

1
Q

Blood vessels outside the heart are divided into two
classes

A
  1. Pulmonary Vessels
  2. Systemic vessels
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2
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which transport blood from the right ventricle of the
heart through the lungs and back to the left atrium

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Pulmonary Vessels

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3
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which transport blood from the left ventricle of the heart
through all parts of the body and back to the right
atrium

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Systemic Vessels

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4
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● carry blood toward heart
● think with less elastic

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Veins

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4
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exchange occurs between blood and tissue fluid

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Capillaries

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4
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● carry blood away from heart
● thick with a lot of elastic

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Arteries

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5
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○ innermost layer
○ simple squamous

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Tunica intima

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5
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○ outermost layer
○ connective tissue

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Tunica adventitia

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6
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○ middle layer
○ smooth muscle with elastic and collagen

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Tunica media

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7
Q

● largest in diameter
● thickest walls
● Example - aorta and pulmonary trunk

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ELASTIC ARTERIES

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8
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● medium to small size
● thick in diameter
● contain smooth muscle cells
● can control blood flow to body regions

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MUSCULAR ARTERIES

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9
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collect blood from small veins and deliver to large
veins

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MEDIUM SIZED VEINS

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10
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contain valves

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LARGE VEINS

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11
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blood pump from right ventricle towards lung

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Pulmonary Trunk

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12
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exit lungs and carry O2 rich blood to left atrium

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Pulmonary veins

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12
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part of descending aorta that extends through
thorax to diaphragm

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THORACIC

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13
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passes superiorly from left ventricle

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ASCENDING

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14
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3 major arteries which carry blood to head and
upper limbs originates at the

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AORTIC ARCH

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15
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ABDOMINAL

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descending aorta that extends from diaphragm
where it divides at the common iliac arteries

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16
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● supply blood to stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver,
● upper duodenum

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CELIAC TRUNK ARTERIES

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17
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● supply blood to colon

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INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERIES

18
Q

● supply blood to small intestines and upper portion
of colon

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SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERIES

19
Q

● supply blood to kidneys

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RENAL ARTERIES

20
Q

● supply blood to liver

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HEPATIC ARTERIES

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● supply blood to testes
TESTICULAR ARTERIES
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● supply blood to ovaries
OVARIAN ARTERIES
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● supply blood to lumbar vertebra and back muscle
LUMBAR ARTERIES
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● supply blood to diaphragm
INFERIOR PHRENIC ARTERIES
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● division of common iliac artery ● supply blood to lower limbs
EXTERNAL ILIAC ARTERIES
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● branches from abdominal aorta ● divides into internal iliac arteries
COMMON ILIAC ARTERIES
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● division of common iliac ● supply blood to pelvic area
INTERNAL ILIAC ARTERIES
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● supply to thigh
FEMORAL ARTERIES
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● supply blood to knee
POPLITEAL ARTERIES
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● supply blood to leg and foot
ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR ARTERIES
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● supply blood to lateral leg and foot
FIBULAR ARTERIES
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● returns blood from head, neck, thorax, and right upper limbs ● empties into right atrium of heart
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA
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● returns blood from abdomen, pelvis, lower limbs ● empties into right atrium of heart
INFERIOR VENA CAVA
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● drain blood from head and neck ● empties into subclavian veins
External jugular vein
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● drain blood from brain, face, neck ● empty into subclavian veins
Internal jugular vein
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empty into axillary vein
Brachial veins
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● forms brachiocephalic veins
Subclavian veins
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● join to form superior vena cava
Brachiocephalic veins
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empty into axillary vein and basilic vein
Cephalic veins
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connects to cephalic vein near elbow
Median Cubital veins
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drain blood from thorax into superior vena cava
Right and left brachiocephalic veins
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drain blood from thorax into superior vena cava
Azygos veins
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empty into brachiocephalic veins
Internal thoracic veins
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● drain blood from posterior thoracic wall ● drains into azygos vein on right side
Posterior intercostal veins
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receives blood from azygos vein of left side
Hemiazygos veins
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● drain blood from thigh and empty into external iliac vein
Femoral veins
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● drain from foot and empty into femoral vein
Great saphenous veins
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● drain blood from knee and empty into femoral vein
Popliteal veins

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