Circulation and lymph system Flashcards
what are the three main groups of blood vessels?
- arteries
- veins
- capillaries
what are the three layers of arteries and veins?
- inner lining - endothelium/tunica intima
- middle layer - tunica media
- outer layer - tunica adventitia
what do arteries carry and what is their journey?
- carry oxygenated blood away from. the heart to the tissues
what do veins carry and what is their journey?
- carry deoxygenated blood away from the tissue towards the heart
why are arteries thicker?
because the blood they contain is under higher pressure
what do arterial walls contain?
elastic fibres and smooth muscle
what are arterioles?
when blood moves away from the heart arteries divide which become smaller with thinner walls
what is arteriolar muscle contraction initiation by?
the brain and controls blood flow to organs and tissues
what are capillaries?
capillaries are smaller vessels that arterioles discharge blood into
what is the definition of diffusion?
movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration
what is the definition of osmosis?
movement of solvent. across a semipermeable membrane from high to low solvent concentration
what is tissue fluid?
it carries o2 and nutrients to the cell whilst carrying waste away
where will tissue fluid move to once a transfer has taken place?
venules
what does the brachial artery supply?
the forelimb
what does the axillary artery supply?
the thorax and axilla
what does the subclavian artery supply?
arms and branches to the head
what does the brachiocephalic trunk supply?
the forelimb and head
what does the coeliac artery supply?
the spleen, stomach, and liver
what do the renal arteries supply?
the kidneys
what does the cranial mesenteric artery supply?
the small artery
what do the ovarian/testicular arteries supply?
the gonads
what does the caudal mesenteric artery supply?
the large intestine
what does the external iliac artery branch into?
the femoral artery in each hindlimb
what does the internal iliac artery supply?
the pelvic organs
where would you take an arterial sample from an awake patient?
- metatarsal branch of the dorsal pedal artery
where would you take an arterial sample from on an anaesthetised sample?
coccygeal, auricular, and radial arteries
what blood drains in the coronary vein from the heart muscle?
deoxygenated blood
where does the jugular vein run?
runs on the ventro-lateral aspect of the neck in the jugular groove