Chapter 23: Vessels and Circulation Flashcards
Three classes of blood vessels
- Arteries
- Capillaries
- Veins
Carries blood away from the heart and become progressively smaller as they branch and finally result in capillaries
Arteries
Return blood to the heart and become progressively larger as they merge and are closer to the heart
Veins
Connect arteries & veins and are thr site if all exchange
Capillaries
Three layers of arteries and veins (From outer to inner)
- Tunica externa
- Tunica media
- Tunica intima
Blood vessel tunics:
Composed of circularly arranged smooth muscle
Tunica media
Blood vessel tunics:
Connective tissue that helps anchor the blood vessel to an organ
tunica externa
_____ _______ run through the tunica externa, which are smaller arteries that supply the larger arteries.
vasa vasorum
Blood vessel tunics:
composed of an endothelium and a subendothelial layer of areolar CT
tunica intima
Compared with veins, arteries have (wider/narrower) lumen
Narrower
Compared with veins, arteries have (thicker/thinner) walls
thicker
What is the thickest tunic in arteries?
tunica media
What is the thickest tunic in veins?
tunica externa
Compared with veins, arteries have (more/less) elastic and collagen fibers in walls
more
______ have no valves, as seen in most _____
arteries; veins
Types of arteries
- Elastic
- Muscular
- Arteriole
Name the type of artery with the following characteristics:
- Largest of the arteries (aorta, pulmonary, brachiocephalic, common carotids, subclavian)
Elastic arteries
Name the type of artery with the following characteristics:
Medium diameter arteries
Muscular arteries
Name the type of artery with the following characteristic:
- Smallest arteries
Arterioles
Name the type of artery with the following characteristic:
Have less than six layers of smooth muscle in their tunica media
Arterioles
Name the type or artery with the folowing characteristics:
Most examples are near the heart
Elastic artery
Name the type or artery with the following characteristics:
present in all three tunics and allows these arteries to stretch under the increased pressure generated by blood flow from the heart
Elastic arteries
Name the type or artery with the folowing characteristics:
These arteries branch into muscular arteries
Elastic arteries
Name the type of artery with the following characteristic:
Possess internal and external elastic lamina
Muscular arteries
Name the type of artery with the following characteristic:
Thicker tunica media
Muscular arteries
Name the type of artery with the following characteristic:
Vasoconstriction occurs resulting in elevation of blood pressure
Arterioles