Dani - ch 14, 15 Flashcards
blood vessels of the body form a ____ loop system that begins and ends at the ___
closed
heart
everything but capillaries, all BV walls have __ layers
3
3 layers of blood vessel walls are called ___
tunics
___ is the inner channel within the blood vessel tubing that contains the blood
lumen
where blood is actually contained in a blood vessel
lumen
tunica ____: contains the endothelium that lines the lumen
intima
tunica intima: forms a slick surface that ___ friction
minimizes
tunica ___: circularly arranged smooth muscle and layers of elastic fibers
media
tunica media: regulates ___ and ___ of vessels and usually is the ___
vasoconstriction
vasodilation
thickest
tunica ___: mainly collagen fibers that protect and reinforce the vessel
externa
tunica externa: contains ___ fibers, ___ vessels, and tiny blood vessels called ___ ____ to nourish the external tissues of the blood vessels
nerve
lymphatic
vasa vasorum
blood circulation divided into 2 circulations
peripheral circulation
pulmonary circulation
peripheral circulation: blood flow to all tissues in the body except the ___
lungs
arteries carry ___ blood and veins carry ___ blood
oxygenated
deoxygenated
pulmonary circulation: blood flow through the ___ to exchange ___ for ___
lungs
CO2
O2
pulmonary arteries carry ___ blood and pulmonary veins carry ____ blood
deoxygenated
oxygenated
___ are the largest and most elastic vessels on the arterial side to move blood away from the heart under high pressure
arteries
high pressure in the arteries to ___ blood
deliver
arteries branch down into smaller ____
arterioles
blood pressure ___ rapidly into the arterioles from the arteries
decreases
arterioles have strong ___ walls so are able to ____ and ___ in response to tissue needs
muscular
vasocontrict
vasodilate
arterioles branch down to ___
capillaries
capillaries are the ___ vessels, the walls are __ cell thick
thinnest
one
pressure is __ in the capillaries so that ___ and __ exchange can occur
decreased
gas
nutrients
capillaries branch to ___ which branch to ___
venules
veins
there is ___ pressure in the veins so the walls are ___ but the lumen is ___
little
thinner
larger
the larger lumen allows the veins to serve as a ____ for blood
reservoir
veins are highly ____ so can expand and contract
expandable
pulmonary circulation contains ___% of the bodies blood
16
heart contains ___% of the bodies blood
7
lungs contains ___% of the bodies blood
9
systemic system contains ___% of the bodies blood
84
arteries contains ___% of the bodies blood
13
arterioles and capillaries contains ___% of the bodies blood
7
venules and veins contains ___% of the bodies blood
64
arteries are ___ reservoir
pressure
arterioles resistance vessels that control blood ___
distribution