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Lab: Blood Vessels Flashcards

1
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Arteries carry blood _____ from the heart

A

away

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2
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Veins carry blood _______ the heart

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toward

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3
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Capillaries enter into

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Venules

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4
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Capillaries

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Site of exchange of nutrients, wastes, and gases
Very small

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5
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Forms when smaller venules merge

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veins

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6
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Arteries branch into smaller…

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arterioles

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7
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In which vessel does each heart beat create a surge of pressure?

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artery

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8
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Which vessel maintains it’s round shape even when empty due to it’s muscle?

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arteries

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9
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Vasoconstriction

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Decreases diameter

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10
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Vasodilation

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Increased diameter

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11
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Arteries have input from the _______ nervous system

A

Sympathetic

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12
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Relatively thin-walled vessel

A

Vein

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13
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Vessel with relatively low blood pressure

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Vein

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14
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Vessel with steady blood flow

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Vein

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15
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Vessel that expands easily and collapses when empty

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Vein

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16
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Do veins or arteries have a greater capacity for blood?

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Veins

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17
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5 ways of venous return to the heart

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  1. Pressure gradient
  2. Gravity
  3. Skeletal muscle pump
  4. Respiratory pump
  5. Cardiac suction
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18
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Veins contain valves to…

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prevent back flow

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19
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Veins contain valves to…

A

prevent back flow

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20
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3 layers of the blood vessel wall

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  1. Tunica interna (intima)
  2. Tunica media
  3. Tunica externa (adventitia)
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21
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Components to the tunica interna

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  1. Endothelium (simple squamous) (innermost)
  2. Basement membrane
  3. Internal elastic lamina
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22
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Only found in arteries because it allows for recoil and return to normal shape after stretch

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Elastic lamina

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23
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Tunica media components

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  1. Smooth muscle
  2. External elastic lamina(artery)
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24
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What is key to regulating diameter of a vessel?

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External elastic lamina

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25
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Outer layer that provides support and protection of veins and arteries

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Tunica externa

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26
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What fibers make the tunica externa?

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Elastic and collagen fibers

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27
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What is the thickest layer in a vein?

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Tunica externa

28
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In veins, what layer creates the valves?

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Tunica interna

29
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What is the thickest layer in an artery?

A

Tunica media

30
Q

Which vessel contains a majority of blood and serves as a reservoir?

31
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Types of arteries

A
  • Elastic arteries
  • Muscular arteries
  • Arterioles
32
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Which type of artery has a large diameter?

A

Elastic arteries

33
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Which type of artery has a high amount of elastic fibers?

A

Elastic artery

34
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The aorta is an example of which type of artery?

A

Elastic artery

35
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Which type of artery has a small diameter?

A

Muscular artery

36
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Which type of artery has a high smooth muscle fiber content?

A

Muscle artery

37
Q

Which type of artery controls the blood flow into capillaries?

A

Arterioles

38
Q

Which type of artery regulates blood pressure?

A

Arterioles

39
Q

What vessel is made from a thing single endothelial layer?

A

Capillaries

40
Q

Which vessel is only wide enough for 1-2 RBCs?

A

Capillaries

41
Q

The thin walls of a capillary allows for exchange of nutrients, wastes, and gases between _______ and _______ _____

A

Blood
Interstitial fluid

42
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3 types of capillaries

A
  1. Continuous
  2. Fenestrated
  3. Discontinuous
43
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Intercellular clefts

A

Space between cells

44
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Fenestrations

A

Pores in plasma membrane by a thin membrane

45
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Where can continuous capillaries be found?

A

Most tissue and organs.
Ex. Lungs + brain

46
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Which type of capillary is least permeable?

A

continuous capillaries

47
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What can pass the intercellular clefts of a continuous capillary?

A
  • small solutes
  • diffusion of gases
48
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Continuous capillary characterisitics

A
  • Tight junctions
  • Narrow intercellular clefts
  • Least permeable
49
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Fenestrated capillaries characteristics

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  • Fenestrations
  • Rapid passage of small molecules
50
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Location of fenestrated capillaries

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Organs with rapid absorption
Ex. Kidneys, endocrine glands, small intestine

51
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Discontinuous capillary characterisitics

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  • Endothelial cells separated by wide gaps
  • No basal lamina
  • Most permeable
52
Q

What can pass through discontinuous capillaries?

A

Large molecules such as protein and blood cells

53
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Location of discontinuous capillaries

A

Liver
Bone marrow
Spleen
Pituitary gland

54
Q

Vessel that connects 2 capillary beds in series

55
Q

Vessel that allows for an alternate route of blood flow in case main route is blocked/damaged

A

Anastomosis

56
Q

Large, short vessel that immediately branches

57
Q

There are several superficial veins found in the body. What purpose might these serve?

A

Thermoregulation

58
Q

Primary venous drainage of thoracic organs

A

Azygos system

59
Q

What receives blood from the hemiazygous vein and the accessory hemiazygos vein before emptying into the superior vena cava?

A

Azygos vein

60
Q

What is an example of a venous anastomoses

A

Azygos vein

61
Q

What is the function of hepatic portal circulation?

A

To filter our nutrients from digested food and to carry them through our circulation

62
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Neutrophil differential count

63
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Eosinophil differential count

64
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Basophil differential count

A

less than 0.5%

65
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Lymphocyte differential count

66
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Monocyte differential count

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