Garman- CV4: Blood Vessels Flashcards
What are the three “tunics” present in both arteries and veins?
Tunica intima
Tunica media
Tunica adventitia
What composes tunica intima
Endothelia
Internal elastic lamina
What composes tunica media?
Smooth muscle
Elastic fibers, reticular fibers
External elastic lamina
What composes tunica adventitia?
Collagen I, elastic fibers Vasa vasorum (blood vessels for the artery/vein itself)
What can arteries/veins three tunics be corresponded to?
Roughly corresponds to heart’s endocardium (intima) myocardium (media) and epicardium (adventitia)
Artery has a ____ media and relatively ____ lumen
Thicker; narrow
Vein has _____ lumen and its _____ is the thickest layer
Larger; adventitia
The intima of the vein is folded to form what?
Valves
Capillaries have only an _____ with no other tunics.
Endothelium
What is characteristic of elastic arteries?
Tunica media contains mostly elastic fibers.
Tunica intima consists of internal elastic layer (therefore more compliant with higher pressures)
What is characteristic of muscular artery
Tunia media consists mainly of smooth muscle. (What creates resistance in small arteries/arterioles)
Do small arteries have a vasa vasorum?
No
Large vein has which layers?
Tunica externa, tunica media, tunica intima
Elastic artery has which layers?
Tunica externa, tunica media (mainly elastic containing), tunica intima
Medium sized veins have which layers?
Tunica externa, tunica media, tunica intima
Muscular artery has which layers?
Tunica externa, tunica media (mainly muscle containing), tunica intima
Venule has which layers?
Tunica externa, endothelium
Arteriole has which layers?
Tunia media (smooth muscle), basal lamina, endothelium,
A fenestrated capillary has what 3 components
Endothelial cells
Pores
Basal lamina
A continuous capillary has which components?
Endothelial cells, basal lamina
What comprises microvasculature?
Arterioles, capillaries, venules
The internal elastic lamina of small arteries is normally ___ at rest
Relaxed.
Can be scalloped in appearance
What is lymph?
Interstitial fluid that is not drained into venules
How big are terminal arterioles?
One smooth muscle cell thick
What are fenestrated capillaries?
These capillaries have tight junctions but have perforations (fenetrastions) through endothelial cells. This allows greater exchange across endothelium.
Basement membrane is same as in continuous capillaries
What are continuous capillaries?
Most common type of capillary structure.
Have tight, occluding junctions to produce minimal fluid leakage
How do continuous capillaries exchange molecules?
Most be exchanged across endothlium via diffusion or transcytosis
Where are fenestrated capillaries found?
Endocrine organs, intestinal walls, choroid plexus
What are sinusoids?
Discontinuous capillaries. They have a wider diameter than other types and have discontinuities between endothelial cells.
Have large fenestrations through the cells and partial, discontinuous basement membrane.
Where are sinusoids found?
Found in organs where exchange of macromolecules and cells occurs readily between tissue and blood (i.e. bone marrow, liver, spleen)