Lab exercise 21 Flashcards
feed the capillary beds in the tissues
arterioles
capillary beds are drained by
venules
directly serves the need of the body’s cells
tiny capillaries that branch throughout the tissues
exchanges between tissue cells and blood are made through
capillary walls
except for the tiny capillaries, the walls of blood vessels have
3 coats or tunics
lines the lumen of a vessel
tunica intima
bulky middle coat made primarily of smooth muscle and elastic tissue
tunica media
smooth muscle, controlled by the sympathetic nervous system, is active in
changing the diameter of blood vessel, which in turn alters peripheral resistance and blood pressure
outermost tunic, composed of fibrous connective tissue
tunica externa
function of tunica externa
support and protect the vessel
heavier and contains much more smooth muscle and elastic tissue
tunica media
lumens of veins
larger than corresponding arteries
skeletal muscle promotes
venous return
the transparent walls of the tiny capillaries are only;
consisting;
1 cell layer thick
consisting of just the endothelium underlain by a small amount of fine connective tissue
largest artery in the body
aorta
branches of the ascending aorta
right and left coronary arteries
right and left coronary arteries supply the
myocardium
first branch of the aortic arch
brachiocephalic trunk
other major arteries branching off the aortic arch are the
left common carotid artery and the left subclavian artery
brachiocephalic artery splits and divides into the
right common carotid artery and the right subclavian artery
the common carotid artery on each side divides to form an
internal and external carotid artery
internal carotid artery serves the
brain
describe the function of the arteries and veins
They are conducting vessels with only the capillaries being the site of nutrient exchange with tissue cells.
describes the tunica intima
It is the inner most layer of blood vessel walls and contains smooth tightly connected squamous cells
systole
contraction
distole
relaxation
cardiac cycle
one complete heart beat
during diastole
SV closed
AV open
during systole
SV open
AV closed
at the end of systole
ventricles relax
AV is open
the first sound lub occurs as the
AV valve close at the beginning of the systole
the second sound dub occurs as the
SV close at the end of systole
pulse
alternating surges of pressure (expansion and then recoil) in an artery that occur with each beat of the left ventricles.
any large difference between the values observes, reffered to as a
pulse deficit
pulse deficit indicate a
weakened heart that is unable to pump sufficient blood into the arterial tree or abnormal hear rythms
apical pulse counts are routinely ordered for people with
cardiac disease
common carotid artery
at the side of the neck
temporal artery
anterior to the ear, in the temple region
facial artery
clench the teeth, and palpate the pulse just anterior to the masseter muscles
brachial artery
in the antecubital fossa, at the point where it splits into the radial and ulnar arteries
radial artery
at the lateral aspect of the wrist, just above the thumb
femoral artery
in the groin
poplitael artery
at the back of the knee
posterior tibial artery
just above the medial malleolus
dorsalis pedis artery
on the dorsum of the foot
Describe blood pressure;
measured in
pressure the blood exerts against the inner blood walls;
measured in the arteries
pressure in the arteries at the peak of ventricular ejection
systolic pressure
pressure during ventricular relaxation
diastolic pressure
instrument used to measure blood pressure
sphygmomanameter
sounds of Korotkoff indicate the resumption of
blood flow into into the forearm
Anterial BP is directly proportional to
cardiac output and peripheral resistance
peripheral resistance is increased by
blood vessel constriction
increase in blood viscosity or volume
loss of elasticity of the arteries
any factor that increases either the cardiac output or the peripheral resistance causes
an almost immediate reflex rise in blood pressure
2 factors that alter blood pressure
posture and exercise
quick way to compare the relative fitness level of a group of people
harvard step test
local blood supply to the skin is influenced by
local metabolites
oxygen supply
local temperature
substances release by injured tissues
aorta extends upward as the
arches posteriorly and left at the
them curses downwards as the
it passes through the diaphragm to enter the abdominal cavity as the
ascending aorta from the left ventricle
aortic arch
thoracic aorta
abdominal aorta
the common carotid artery on each sides divides to form an
internal carotid artery
external carotid artery supplies the
tissues external to the skull in the neck and head
the right and left subclavian arteries each give off several branches to the
head and neck
runs up the posterior neck to supply the cerebellum, brain stem and the posterior cerebral hemispheres
vertebral artery