Lecture 6 Flashcards
What are arteries?
Supply path, carrying blood under pressure
What are veins?
A low pressure drainage network
What major arteries sit in the thoracic cavity?
Ascending aorta, aortic arch, descending aorta
What is the pathway of the Aorta artery?
From the left side of the heart goes over the arch, down the thoracic aorta, through the abdominal aorta, bifurcates into the left and right common iliac arteries
What structures are located next to the supply aths (arteries?
Deep drainage channels
What occurs after bifurcation in the supply path?
The pathway leads into the left and right common iliac arteries, these arteries have branches including the external iliac artery which leads out to the lower limb and internal that leads to the bowel of the pelvis. We pass through the Inguinal ligament leaving the abdominopelvic cavity and enter the lower limb where the femoral artery begins.
What happens to the artery when it changes cavity?
The name of the artery changes
What artery runs along the back of the knee 9flexor aspect of joint).
Popliteal artery
What artery sits in the posterior region of the leg (amongst the calf muscles?
Posterior tibial artery which leads into the sole of the foot forming connections into the plantar arches.
What is the deep venous pathway of draining blood back to the heart?
Plantar venous arches (foot) - posterior tibial vein (leg) - popliteal vein (knee) - Femoral vein ( lower limb) - external iliac vein (hip) - common iliac vein - inferior vena cava which then drains into the inferior aspect of right atrium.
What is the great saphenous vein?
The longest vein in our body that allows blood to be drained superficially (in the hypodermis) until it joins the deep femoral vein near the groin
What are the layers of a blood vessel wall?
Tunica Intima (innermost) Tunica Media (Middle) Tunica Adventitia (Outer)
What are endothelium?
A simple squamous epithelium which lines the lumen of all blood vessels to create a barrier between the blood and wall.
What are Sub-endothelium?
A sparse pad of lose FCT. cushioning the endothelium. Forms the foundation for the delicate endothelium to rest on.
What are Internal elastic lamina?
Condensed sheet of elastic tissue which forms the boundary between intima and media. Well developed in arteries and less developed in veins.