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Layers of blood vessels

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Tunica intima, media, and adventitia

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Vasa vasorum

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smaller vessels running through large blood vessels (adventitia and outer part of the media) ; veins have more ;

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Nervi vascularis

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nerves in large blood vessels

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Tunica intima

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endothelium + underlying subendothelial CT; includes internal elastic lamina in larger vessels

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Tunica media

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primarily smooth muscle cells & also external elastic lamina (when it’s there LOL)

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Tunica adventitia

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fibroelastic connective tissue (dense irregular CT w small amounts of elastic fibers)

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Types of arteries

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large (elastic), medium (muscular), small (arterioles)

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Elastic (conducting) arteries

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conduct blood to muscular arteries; aorta, pulmonary, brachiocephalic, common carotid, subclavian, & common iliac arteries

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Intima of elastic arteries

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elastic fibers; subendothelial layer of loose CT contains collagen & elastic fibers & fibroblasts

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Muscular (distributing) arteries

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deliver blood to organs (.5mm- 1cm)

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Intima of muscular arteries

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thinner than that of elastic arteries; well developed internal elastic lamina; subendothelial CT lacks smooth muscle cells

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Muscular artery media

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up to 40 circular layers of smooth muscle interspersed with elastic fibers; thick external elastic lamina at edge

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Muscular artery adventitia

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MAY BE as thick as media; collagen and elastic fibers

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Media of elastic arteries

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thick (approx 500 um…(doesn’t seem very thick to me)) of 40-70 concentric elastic sheets

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Adventitia of elastic arteries

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thin; elastic & collagen fiber; no distinct external elastic lamina

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Arterioles

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diameter less than .5 mm; very sparse sub-endothelial CT; internal elastic lamina may or may not be present- consists of a network of fibers that may not be visible at the LM level (can see with PAS)

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Arteriole media

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1-3 layers of smooth muscles cells with occasional elastic fibers

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arteriole adventitia

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layer of loose CT w longitudinally arranged collagenous and elastic fibers

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Capillaries

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single layer of endothelial cells; 7-10 um diameter; surrounded by thin sheath of reticular and collagenous fibers and some pericytes

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Pericytes

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mesenchymal- like stem cells; can differentiate into fibroblasts or smooth muscle cells

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Continuous (somatic) capillary

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continuous endothelium and basal lamina - no fenestrae; numerous pinocytotic vesicles (for transcytosis)

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Location of continuous capillaries

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muscle, CT, CNS, exocrine pancreas, gonads; have tight junction (occluding junction) that contributes to blood-brain barrier in CNS

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Fenestrated (visceral) capillary

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attenuated endothelium with large 60-80 nm fenestrae- closed by thin (4-6 nm) diaphragms; continuous basal lamina

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Location of fenestrated capillaries

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mucosa of GI tract, endocrine glands, renal, kidney (glomerular & peritubular capillaries) choroid plexus, & ciliary body

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Fenestrated endothelium in the glomerular capillaries have no ____.
diaphragms
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Location of discontinuous (sinusoidal) capillary
liver and hemopoietic organs (bone marrow, spleen)
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Discontinuous capillary
large (30-50 um); irregular, tortuous walls; wide gaps between cells = incomplete basal lamina
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Veins and their layers!!! yayy!!!
start as venules (12 um- 1mm) intima = endothelial cells media= 1-2 layers of smooth m. cells adventitia = several layers of collagen fibers
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Postcapillary venules
receive blood from capillaries; important site of activity in inflammation; 12-50 um
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Vasoactive compounds of postcapillary venules
Histamine and serotonin affect fluid extravasation and migration of white blood cells
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Muscular venules
1-2 layers of smooth muscle and thin t. adventitia; no pericytes
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Vein layers (for small to medium size veins = 1-9 mm)
intima may have a thin subendothelial CT layer media= thin; some reticular and elastic fibers interspersed with smooth m. cells adventitia = well developed; multiple layers of collagenous fibers with a few smooth m. cells and elastic fibers
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Large veins and layers!
superior and inferior vena cava and portal trunk; intima is similar to small veins; thin media; thick adventitia w colalgenous fibers and longitudinal arranged smooth m. cells
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venous valves
in small to medium size veins; prevent retrograde blood flow (primarily in lower limbs); paired, semilunar folds of the intima
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arteriovenous anastomoses
connections primarily between arterioles & venules; specialized tunica media with a sphincter
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function of open shunt in anastomoses
blood bypasses the capillary bed & flows into a vein
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function of closed shunt in anastomose
arterial blood flows into the capillary bed
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precapillary sphincter
in some microvascular beds which control the amount of blood flowing into the capillary
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Lymphatic substances
plasma proteins, fluid, enzymes, lipids, antibodies, hormones, and other macromolecules that leak from blood vessels and bathe tissues and interstitial spaces
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Lymph system
scavenges fluid that is then filtered by lymph nodes and recycled back into the venous circulation at the base of the neck
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Lacteals
important route of fat absorption in the intestine
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Lymph vessels
endothelial lined; lymph flows only in the direction toward the base of the neck; originate in CT as closed-end anastomosing capillaries; 10-50 um in diameter; paired cusp valves present to prevent back flow of lymph
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Lymphatic capillaries
HAVE NO BASAL LAMINA
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No lymphatic system in...
CNS and bone marrow
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Mechanism for holding smaller vessels open
fine anchoring filaments attached to perivascular collagen
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Larger vessel layers
may have intima, media, and adventitia like blood vessels but may be difficult to discern at the light microscopic level
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Main thoracic duct and right lymphatic duct structure (smooth muscle or nah?)
structurally similar to veins, with smooth muscle present (contractile); up to 5 mm in diameter
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skeletal m. lymphatics are only in ___.
perimysium
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Atherosclerosis
foam cell (lipid laden macrophage) formation & fatty deposits in intima- may block vessel
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Restenosis
smooth m. cell proliferation that follows angioplasty procedure- may occlude vessel
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Aneurysm
ballooning out of artery- weakness in arterial wall (Ehlers-Danos syndrome, Marfan's syndrome)
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Varicose veins
tortuous, dilated veins, primarily in legs of older persons; caused by decrease in muscle tone and failure of venous valves
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Prostacyclin
produced from arachidonic acid by endothelial cells; inhibit platelet adhesion & clot formation
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Endothelial cell secretions
nitric oxide = causes smooth m. in the t. media to relax = vasodilation and en endothelin-1 = vasoconstrictor
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Cytokines
macrophages in surrounding connective tissue secrete them to induce expression of E-selectin by endothelial cells; neutrophils bind to selectins and then extravasate by migration through the endothelium= inflammatory cell regulation
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Maternal- fetal circulation
no maternal blood is exchanged w a fetus, only materials carried in blood; exchange occurs at the interface where the umbilical cord fuses with the uterine walls (placenta)
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Fetal side of circulator exchange wall
Syntrophoblast, consists of an outer layer of multinucleated syncytiotrophoblasts (underlined) :)
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Heart Tunics (layers) equivalents to blood vessel layers
1. endocardium = inner layer / intima 2. myocardium = media 3. epicardium = adventitia (outer coat)
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Endocardium
lined by endothelium; continuous with blood vessels that enter and leave the heart subendothelial layer- fine collagenous fibers, thin layer of dense fibroelastic connective tissue and then a subendocardial layer of loose CT connected to the myocardium
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Subendocardial CT
contains blood vessels, nerves, portions of the impulse-conducting system (Purkinje fibers)
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Myocardium
Cardiac m. tissue! | arranged into deep and superficial layers in the ventricles
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Superficial layer
spiral course around the ventricle
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Deep layer
circular course around ventricle
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Epicardium outer coat
formed by mesothelial cells; * the visceral layer of the serous pericardium = epicardial mesothelium
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underneath the mesothelium ...
subepicardial layer of loose CT and adipose tissue - contains the coronary blood vessels and nerves!
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Fibrous skeleton
composed of dense irregular connective tissue
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septum membranaceum
fibrous portion of the interventricular septum
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annuli fibrosi
fibrous rings around the origins of the pulmonary artery, aorta, and atrioventricular canals
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Trigona fibrosa
fibrous tissue between the arterial foramina and the atrioventricular canals
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Annuli around atrioventricular orifices results in ___.
electrical discontinuity between myocardial cells of atria and ventricles; controls communication between them via specialized conduction tissue (AV bundle)
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atrioventricular valves
tricuspid and mitral (doesn't it feel good to know things?!); connected to papillary m. of the ventricles by fibrous cords (chordae tendinae)
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semilunar valves
between ventricles, aorta, pulmonary artery
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CT of valves
both dense and loose CT layers surrounded by endothelium
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SA nodes
pacemaker of the heart; contains modified cardiac m. cells concentrically arranged around a nodal artery; impulse spreads form this node via specialized conduction fibers to the AV node
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AV node
lies beneath the endocardium of the septal wall of the right atrium; cells similar to SA node; continues to form AV bundle of His (H-I-S)...not piss
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Bundle of His (H-I-S)
formed by Purkinje fibers- penetrate skeleton of heart then branch to form right and left bundle branches
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Purkinje Fibers
modified m. cells filled w glycogen; travel in the subendocardial layer to the heart apex- then reverse direction and branch to make contact and form gap junctions w cardia m. cells
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Parasympathetic nerves to heart
from vagus nerve (ugh, amateur hour); slow heart
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sympathetic nerves
ACCELERATE HEART BEAT!!!!!!!!
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Polypeptide hormones
from atrial cardiac m. cells & some cells in the interventricular septum (cardiac endocrine cells): ANP gene makes 4 different hormones
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4 Hormones of cardiac endocrine cells
1) long acting natriuretic (sodium) peptide 2) vessel dilator 3) kaliuretic (potassium) peptide 4) ANP
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ANP
atrial natriuretic peptide; released from modified atrial m. cells in response to high blood pressure. primary effect is to increase sodium and H20 secretion from kidney
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Postcapillary venules have an incomplete layer of ___.
Pericytes; becomes more complete as vessel gets larger (this was in blue so that might mean it's relatively important... but only relatively);
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What are muscular arteries innervated by?
innervated by postganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers
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Fenestrae
small pores in endothelial cells that allow for rapid exchange of molecules between fenestrated blood vessels

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