Heart Flashcards

1
Q

-Disturbing artery
-consists mainly of smooth muscle circularly arranged
-femoral is an example
-vasoconstricts to regulate blood flow to different body parts

A

Medium arteries

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2
Q

-conducting arteries
-many elastic layers
-maintains BP between heart contractions for elasticity

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Large arteries

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3
Q

-thick muscular wall
-degree of arterial pressure regulated by tonus
-above normal = hypertension

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Small arteries & arterioles

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4
Q

-Collateral circulation
-doesn’t include true terminal arteries
-more prevalent in veins

A

Anastomoses

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5
Q

-forms venous plexus such as dorsal venous arch

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Small veins & venules

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6
Q

-in limbs
-where blood flow is opposed by gravity
-has valves

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Medium veins

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7
Q

-wide bundles of longitudinal smooth muscle
-well-developed tunica adventitia

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Large veins

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8
Q

Leg 🦵 muscles milking blood 🩸 superiorly to the heart 🫀
-defect causes varicose veins (caliber greater than normal, incomplete valves)

A

Musculovenous pump

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9
Q

Has double helical orientation for wringing contraction

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Myocardium

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10
Q

Shunt blood 🩸 from pulmonary artery to aorta
-ligamentum arteriosum is a remnant

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Ductus Arterious

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11
Q

-Linoleic acid (18:2 9, 12 Omega6)
-Linolenic acid (18:3 9,12,15 Omega3)
-exists because elongation doesn’t go beyond 9C
-CH3-(CH2)n-COOH
1.C#, 2.Bond#, 3.Position#

A

Essential fatty acids

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12
Q

Increases surface area of hydrophobic droplets

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Emulsification

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13
Q

Produces free cholesterol and FA

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Cholesterol esterase

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14
Q

Produces glycerylphospatidylcholine and 2FA

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Phospholipase

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15
Q

Removes FA at C1 & C3 of TAGs to produce 2-monoacylglycerol & 2FA

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Pancreatic lipase

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16
Q

-Activated by trypsin
-anchors lipase to aqueous-lipid interface

17
Q

-caused by cystic fibrosis, short bowl syndrome, & low pancreatic enzymes
-leads to steatorrhea

A

Lipid malabsorption

18
Q

-lipid & bile salt ball
-enters enterocyte

A

Mixed micelles

19
Q

-Cholesterol is re-esterified here with FA
-chylomicrons packaged here

A

Enterocyte

20
Q

-recognition sites
-activators or coenzymes
-structural components
-freely exchanged

A

Apoproteins

21
Q

In liver and kidneys

22
Q

In muscle

23
Q

-Condensation
-reduction
-dehydration
-reduction

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FA synthesis key reactions