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Chapter 42.3 Flashcards

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1
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A vessel’s cavity

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the central lumen

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central lumen

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a vessel’s cavity

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The epithelial layer that lines blood vessels

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endothelium

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endothelium

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the epithelial later that lines blood vessels

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The endothelium is…

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smooth and minimizes resistance

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Capillaries

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  1. are only slightly wider than a red blood cell

2. have thin walls, the endothelium plus its basal lamina

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why do capillaries have the endothelium and its basal lamina

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to facilitate the exchange of materials

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What do arteries and veins have?

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endothelium, smooth muscle, and connective tissue

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How do arteries differ from veins?

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they have thicker walls to accommodate the high pressure of blood pumped from the heart

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10
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how do veins differ from arteries?

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they have thinner-walls, blood flows back to the heart mainly as a result of muscle action

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11
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What affects blood flow and blood pressure?

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physical laws governing movement of fluids through pipes

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12
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Where is the velocity of blood flow the slowest

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capillary beds

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13
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why is the velocity of blood flow the slowest in capillary beds

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the high resistance and large total cross-sectional area

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14
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Why is blood flow in the capillaries necessarily slow?

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for exchange of materials

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15
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Where does blood flow?

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from areas of high pressure to areas of lower pressure

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What is blood pressure

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the pressure that blood exerts in all directions, including against the walls of blood vessels

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17
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What does the recoil of elastic arterial walls play a role in

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maintaining blood pressure

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18
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What dissipates much of the pressure

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the resistance to blood flow in the narrow diameters of tiny capillaries and arterioles

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Systolic pressure

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the pressure in the arteries during ventricular systole

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20
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the pressure in the arteries during ventricular systole

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systolic pressure

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21
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what is the highest pressure in the arteries called

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systolic pressure

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diastolic pressure

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the pressure in the arteries during diastole

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the pressure in the arteries during diastole

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diastolic pressure

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24
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is lower than systolic pressure

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diastolic pressure

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a pulse

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is the rhythmic bulging of artery walls with each heartbeat

26
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the rhythmic bulging of artery walls with each heartbeat

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a pulse

27
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How do homeostatic mechanisms regulate arterial blood pressure

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by altering the diameter of arterioles

28
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vasoconstriction

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the contraction of smooth muscle in arteriole walls

29
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the contraction of smooth muscle in arteriole walls

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vasoconstriction

30
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increases blood pressure

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vasoconstriction

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vasodilation

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the relaxation of smooth muscles in the arterioles

32
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the relaxation of smooth muscles in the arterioles

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vasodilation

33
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causes blood pressure to fall

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vasodilation

34
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a major inducer of vasodilation

A

nitric oxide

35
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a strong inducer of vasoconstriction

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the peptide endothelin

36
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What are vasoconstriction and vasodilation often coupled to

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changes in cardiac output that affect blood pressure

37
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What is blood pressure generally measured for

A

an artery in the arm at the same height as the heart

38
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What has a significant effect on blood pressure

A

gravity

39
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What is fainting caused by

A

inadequate blood flow to the head

40
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what do animals with long necks require

A

a very high systolic pressure to pump blood a great distance against gravity

41
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What is blood moved through the veins by

A

smooth muscle contraction, skeletal muscle contraction, and expansion of the vena cava with inhalation

42
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what do one-way valves in veins prevent

A

backflow of blood

43
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What percent of the body’s capillaries does blood flow through at any given time

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5-10%

44
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how filled are capillaries in major organs usually

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to capacity

45
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What two mechanisms regulate distribution of blood in capillary beds

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  1. constriction/dilation of arterioles that supply capillary beds
  2. precapillary sphincters
46
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precapillary sphincters

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control the flow of blood between arterioles and venules

47
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what is blood flow regulated by

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nerve impulses, hormones, and other chemicals

48
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Where does the exchange of substances between the blood and interstitial fluid take place

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across the thin endothelial walls of the capillaries

49
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What does the difference between blood pressure and osmotic pressure drive

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fluids out of capillaries at the arteriole end and into capillaries at the venule end

50
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Why can most blood cells and blood proteines not pass through the endothelium

A

they are too large

51
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Lymphatic system

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returns fluids that leaks out from the capillary beds

52
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returns fluids that leaks out from the capillary beds

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lymphatic system

53
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fluid lost by capillaries

A

lymph

54
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lymph

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fluid lost by capillaries

55
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What does the lymphatic system drain into

A

veins in the neck

56
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What do valves in lymph vessels do

A

prevent the backflow of fluid

57
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edema

A

swelling caused by disruptions in the flow of lymph

58
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swelling caused by disruptions in the flow of lymph

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edema

59
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lymph nodes

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organs that filter lymph and play an important role in the body’s defense

60
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organs that filter lymph and play an important role in the body’s defense

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lymph nodes

61
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What occurs when the body is fighting an infection

A

lymph nodes become swollen and tender

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