DISCUSSION Flashcards
What kind of cells is the ENDOTHELIUM?
Simple squamous cells
What part of hemostatsis are blood vessels and platelets part of?
Primary hemostasis
What system carries deoxygenated blood?
Venous system
The circulatory system is composed of what?
Pulmonary and systemic circulation
What is the role of the systemic circulation?
It is in-charge of distributing blood to the body
What is the role of the pulmonary circulation?
It cleanses the blood of impurities and toxic gases
Blood vessels are an open system
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
Closed system
What do you call the branching out of blood vessels from big to small?
Anastomosis
The exchange of gases and metabolites happens due to what?
Diffusion and Osmosis
Deoxygenated blood goes to what artery?
Pulmonary artery
Newly oxygenated blood always enter which atrium?
Left atrium
These arteries supply blood to the myocardium
Coronary arteries
Where does oxygenated blood go to?
to the tissues
Arteries have thicker tunica medias
True or False
True
What produces collagen?
Fibroblasts