Circulatory Flashcards
Which layer of Tunica is Thicker in arteries
Tunica media
Three layers of blood vessels
Tunica externa, tunica media, Tunica interna
What two things help Venous blood return to heart
Respiratory pump and muscle contractions
Three types of capillaries
Continuous fenestrated discontinuous
Where are continuous capillaries found
Skin muscles CNS lungs
Where are fenestrated capillaries found
Kidneys endocrine system intestines
Where are discontinuous capillaries found
Liver spleen bone marrow
What makes up the formed elements of the blood
White blood cells red blood cells platelets
Leukocytes, erythrocytes, thrombocytes
What makes a plasma
Water proteins electrolytes antibodies and hormones
Three plasma proteins
Albumin, globulins, fibrinogen
Albumins function
Provide osmotic pressure, draw water from tissues into blood
Globulins function and types
Alpha and beta globulins transport lipids and fat-soluble vitamins. Gamma globulin’s are antibodies
Describe hemoglobins structure
For protein chains called globulins, each bound to 1 heme molecule
Two types of white blood cells
Granular leukocytes and a granular leukocytes
Three types of granular leukocytes
Neutrophils eosinophils and basophils