Exam 2 Flashcards
Continuous Capillaries
Endothelial Cells joined by tight junctions
Fenestrated Capillaries
Endothelial Cells with pores for filtration
Sinusoids
Wide gaps between Endothelial Cells
Major Deep Veins of the forearm
Ulnar
Radial
3 Layers of the Heart Wall
Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
First Branch off of the aortic arch
Brachiocephalic Trunk
How does blood get to the right arm, neck, and head?
Brachiocephalic Trunk
Where does ventricular contraction eject blood into?
The Aorta
Results from sympathetic stimulation to the heart
- increased force and rate of contraction
- dilated coronary arteries
What muscle is used to stand back up after touching toes?
rectus abdominus
Pace Maker of the Heart
SA Node
What vessels carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues?
ascending aorta
How does blood return to the heart from lower limbs and abdominal cavity?
Inferior Vena Cava
How does blood return to the heart from the head, neck, thoracic cavity and upper limbs?
Superior Vena Cava
Differences of muscularity in the atria and ventricles
Ventricles are thicker because they pump blood to the arteries, left to the tissues and right to the lungs
Atria receives blood
Endocardium
simple squamous epithelium
Myocardium
cardiac myocytes
Epicardium
simple squamous epithelial on top of areolar tissue
What happens to the diaphragm when it contracts?
moves downward
Rotator Cuff SITS muscles
supraspinatus
infraspinatus
teresminor
subscapularis
Muscles that supinate the forearm
biceps brachii
supinator
Muscle that extends the elbow
triceps brachii
Quadriceps femoris components
rectus femoris
vastus lateralis
vastus medialis
vastrus intermedius
What term refers to thumb?
pollex
Erythrocytes (RBC) contents
hemoglobin
Erythrocytes (RBC) shape
discoid