lab 7 Flashcards
3 mechanisms that help blood get back to the heart
valves
skeletal muscle pump
respiratory pump
how blood gets back to the heart (valves)
valves permit blood flow in only one direction
how blood gets bakc to the heart (Skeletal muscle pump)
compression of the blood vessels by skeletal muscle squeezes blood towards the heart
how blood gets back to the heart (respiratory pump)
contraction of the diaphragm compresses abdominal veins which moves blood to the thoracic cavity, valves then prevent backflow of that blood
why do arteries have a thicker muscle layer?
they adjust their diameter to maintain blood pressure
what type of epitehlium lines blood vessels
simple squamous
cerebral arterial circle components
anterior cerebral
anterior communicating
posterior cerebral
posterior communicating
internal jugular vein
big veins coming down, matching artery is common carotid
external jugular vein
smaller veins coming down, in same spot as vertebral artery
largest vein in the body
inferior vena cava
how many hepatic veins are there
3
hepatic portal vein blood pathway
carried blood from the intestines, stomach, spleen, pancreas, and gall bladder to the liver
cephalic vein
superior branch off of subclavian vein right before axillary vein
brachial vein
superior branch off of axillary vein
basalic vein
inferior branch off of axillary vein
great saphenous
medial split off of external iliac /femoral
function of cerebral arterial circle
provides alternate pathways in case of impaired bloodflow
5 organs the celiac trunk supplies blood to
stomach, spleen, pancreas, intestines, gallbladder
why is blood in the hepatic portal vein taken to the liver first?
hepatic portal viens sends nutrient rich blood from gastrointestinal tract to the liver before returning to the heart
non functional fetal systems
digestive and pulmonary
placenta
develops on uterine wall during pregnancy, allows for blood to leave and enter fetus
umbilical arteries
artery that passes deoxy blood from fetus to placenta, located in umbilical cord
umbilical arteries - adult structure
medical umbilical ligaments