Exam 2: Blood Vessels Flashcards

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What are the different types of blood vessels and what is their purpose?

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Arteries: blood away from heart
Veins: blood towards heart
Capillaries: exchange vessels; thin walls

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2
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Describe the oxygen of arteries and veins

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Arteries: systemic oxygen rich; pulmonary oxygen poor
Veins: systemic oxygen poor; pulmonary oxygen rich

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3
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What are the different layers of a blood vessel?

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Tunica intima
Tunica media
Tunica externa

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4
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What is the cell type and role of each blood vessel layer?

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Tunica intima: simple squamous epithelium; lines lumen of all vessels
Tunica media: muscular layer; maintain blood pressure
Tunica externa: connective tissue layer; collagen fibers

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5
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What are the different types of arteries?

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Elastic, muscular, and arterioles

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Describe the role of each type of artery

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Elastic: largest artery; tunica media with elastic fibers
Muscular: thickest with most muscle; able to constrict and dilate
Arterioles: smallest artery; controls blood flow directly to capillary beds

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7
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Different types of capillaries and main function

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Continuous: most common and found in skin, muscles, and lungs
Fenestrated: large pores to increase permeability; has a lot of holes
Sinusoid: least common and most permeable; in liver and bone marrow

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8
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How is blood flow controlled through capillary beds?

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Controlled by diameter of terminal arteriole
Chemical conditions and and nerves can change flow

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9
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What different types of veins?

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Venous sinuous: thin walls that hold large volume
Venous valves: prevent back flow
Varicose veins: very leaky which comes from pressure on lower limbs

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10
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How is blood flow maintained in veins?

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te valves control blood and keep the blood flow in one direction

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11
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What does anastomoses mean?

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Provides different pathways for blood to enter body

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12
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What controls blood flow and resistance to blood flow in vessels?

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the constriction of arterioles

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13
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Describe each measure of blood pressure

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Systolic: peak with ventricular contraction; first sound you hear
Diastolic: end of low pressure; maintained by elastic walls

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14
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How do you measure blood pressure in the clinical setting?

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You use an inflatable cuff and and wrap it around the brachial artery

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15
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How is blood pressure maintained in veins?

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It increases when skeletal muscles contract

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16
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Describe musclular pump

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Skeletal muscle “milks” blood towards heart
Valves keep it from flowing back

17
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Describe respiratory pump

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Abdominal pressure from breathing forces blood to the heart

18
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Describe sympathetic vasoconstriction

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When smooth muscle around veins constrict

19
Q

How do hormones control blood pressure?

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The adrenal gland releases hormones that regulate blood pressure

20
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What is the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system?

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system of hormones and enzymes that regulates you blood pressure and volume on a long term basis

21
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What is considered low and high blood pressure?

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Low: hypotension 90/60
High: hypertension 140+/90+

22
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What is and causes circulatory shock?

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When blood vessels aren’t filled correctly

23
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What is hypovlemic?

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Causes by large blood and fluid loss

24
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What is vascular shock?

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Normal volume but extreme vasodilation (enhances blood to areas lacking oxygen)

25
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What is cardiogenic shock?

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when the heart is inefficient

26
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What are the intrinsic controls for regulation of blood flow?

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autoregulation, metabolic (chemical) factors, and myogenic (physical) factors

27
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How is exchange and flow regulated in the capillaries?

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flow through capillaries with the process of vasomotion

28
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What causes tissue edema?

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abnormal increase in interstitial fluid

29
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How to calculate mean arterial pressure and pulse pressure?

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MAP: diastolic + pulse pressure/ 3
Pulse Pressure: systlic-diastolic

30
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What is capillary pressure?

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pressure difference between two immiscible fluids

31
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Purpose of epinephrine and renin.

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epinephrine: released by adrenal medulla and plays a role in metabolism
renin: enzyme produced by kidney to regulate blood pressure and homeostasis

32
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Purpose of the vena cava

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collects deoxygenated blood from the whole body and brings to back to the heart for new oxygen