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(M) Lec 3: Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
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Organ that pumps blood to all parts of the body

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Heart

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2
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The main organ of the circulatory system

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Heart

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3
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Four chambers of the heart

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 Right atrium
 Left atrium
 Right ventricle
 Left ventricle

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4
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The blood from the brain enters what vein in the heart?

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Superior vena cava

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5
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The blood from the abdomen/lower portion of the body enters what vein in the heart?

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Inferior vena cava

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6
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SVC and IVC goes to which chamber?

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Right atrium

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7
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Where does oxygenation occur?

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Lungs

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8
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Which chamber of the heart is most prone to thicken and prone to hypertrophy?

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Left ventricle

its task is to deliver blood to the systemic circulation

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9
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Which ventricle sends the blood to the body?

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Left ventricle

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10
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Which ventricle supplies blood to all around of the body?

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Left ventricle

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11
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Which chamber of the heart pumps blood?

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Left ventricle

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12
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What are the walls of the heart?

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Endocardium
Myocardium
Epicardium

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A glistening layer which covers inner surface of the atria and ventricles

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Endocardium

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14
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Term for epithelium in endocardium

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endothelium

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15
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Specific subtype of epithelium in endocardium

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Simple squamous

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16
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T or F: Endocardium has continuous blood vessels

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True

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17
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This is the conducting portion of the endocardium

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Subendocardium

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18
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Specific subtype of subendocardium

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Loose CT

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19
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What can be found in subendocardium?

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Collagenous and elastic (C&E) fibers, blood vessles (BVs), nerves

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20
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T o F: Purkinje cells make up the Purkinje fiber

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False

found in the cerebellar cortex, they are different from the fibers

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21
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Specific layer where purkinje fibers are located

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Subendocardium

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22
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These are modified cardiac muscle cells located in the AV bundle and its branches

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Purkinje fibers

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23
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Has:
* Reduced number of myofibrils
* More sarcoplasm and abundant glycogen
* More rounded nucleus in groups of 2 or more
* Larger diameter
* Lack transverse tubules of cardiac muscles

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Purkinje fibers

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24
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Main mass of the heart

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Myocardium

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25
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Cardiac muscles arranged in
______________

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Buncles or fasicles

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26
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In this layer, there are strands of connective tissues and vascular network in between cells

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Myocardium

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27
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T or F: Cardiac muscles are striated

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True (sana all striat)

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28
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These cells are cylindrical with branching ends

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Cardiac muscle cells

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29
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Number of nucleus of cardiac muscle cells

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Mononucleated or binucleated

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30
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T or F: Arrangement of nucleus of cardiac muscle cells are peripheral

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False (central)

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31
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Characteristic feature of cardiac myocyte

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Intercalated discs

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32
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This is the outer wall of the heart

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Epicadium

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33
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What are the cells found in the endocardium?

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Endothelial cells

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34
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What are the cells found in the epicardium?

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Mesothelial cells

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35
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This is the visceral layer of the pericardium; lined by a single layer of flat cells or cuboidal mesothelial cells

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Epicardium

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36
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This is a thin layer of connective tissue full of elastic fibers, BVs, and nerves

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Subepicardium

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37
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This is a:
* Space between epicardium and parietal pericardium
* Serous fluid: secreted by mesothelial cells
* Layers glide freely

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Pericardial cavity

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38
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The pericardial cavity is found in which layer?

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Epicardium

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39
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Refers to the central supporting structure of the heart, to which
most of the muscle fibers are attached and with which the valves are connected

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Cardiac skeleton

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40
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Specific subtype tissue of cardiac skeleton

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Dense connective tissue

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41
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These three structures are found in the cardiac skeleton

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Septum membranaceum
Trigona fibrosa
Annuli fibrosi

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42
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Refers to the
* Upper fibrous part of the interventricular septum
* Attachment for ends of fibers of cardiac muscles

CLUE: This is the membrane in the septum

A

Septum membranaceum

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43
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This is:
→ Between arterial foramina & AV canals
→ Provide support and maintain the integrity of all four orifices.
→ Without these rings of support the orifices would stretch and the valves would be unable to function
properly

A

Trigona Fibrosa

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44
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Refers to the:
→ Fibrous ring
→ Principal attachment of muscular fibersof atria, ventricles, and AV valves
→ Main portion of the cardiac skeleton → Dense connective tissue that surround the openings of the four orifices

A

Annuli Fibrosi

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45
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Type of annuli fibrosi ring which is the strongest

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Aortic ring

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46
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Refers to the neuro-muscular bundle extending from the SA node up to the ventricles.

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Impulse conducting system

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47
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To propagate the cardiac impulse, it is important to have a coordinated contraction of _____ and ______

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Atria and ventricles

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48
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Which composes the impulse conducting system?

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SA Node
AV Node
Bundle of HIS
Right and Left branches of Bundle of His Subendocardial network of Purkinje fibers

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49
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This is the pacemaker of the heart

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SA Node

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50
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SA node, being found in the sulcus terminalis area, is found in which chamber of the heart?

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Right atrium

51
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Node found below the posterior leaf of aortic valve

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AV Node

52
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Part of the impulse conducting system located in the dense connective tissue of the Trigonum fibrosum dextrum continuous with SM

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Bundle of His

53
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Main types of blood vessels

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Arteries, capillaries, and veins

54
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Refers to the tubular structures that convey blood either away or
towards the heart

A

Blood vessels

55
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Blood vessel that deliver toward organ and tissue, toward systemic circulation; away from the heart

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Arteries

56
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Refer to the anastomosing channels of small caliber providing interchange of substances (oxygen and carbon dioxide)

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Capillaries

57
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Blood vessel that return blood of the heart; back to the heart

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Veins

58
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Layers of blood vessels

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Tunica adventitia
Tunica media
Tunica intima

59
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Layer in contact with the blood, innermost layer made of a single layer of endothelial cells

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Tunica intima

60
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The endothelium is composed of of how many layer of endothelial cells?

A

Single

61
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The subendothelial layer’s specific subtype of tissue

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LCT

62
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This structure can be found in tunica intima and delineates tunica intima from tunica media

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Internal elastic lamina

63
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Middle layer of blood vessel; * Circumferentially arranged smooth muscle cells with elastic fibers, collagen fibers and proteoglycans

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Tunica media

64
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Structure that separates tunica media and tunica adventitia

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External elastic membrane

65
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Outmost layer of blood vessels

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Tunica adventitia

66
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Specific subtype of tunica adventitia

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LCT

67
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This layer of blood vessel has collagenous, elastic fibers, BV’s, N’s

A

Tunica adventitia

68
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Thickest layer in arteries

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Tunica media

69
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Thickest layer in veins

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Tunica adventitia

70
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Which blood vessel has larger or collapsed’ lumen?

A

Veins

71
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Which blood vessel has smaller lumen?

A

Artery

72
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Type of BV where the elastic laminas are more prominent

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Artery

73
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Refers to the:
* Blood supply of blood vessels
* Vessel within a vessel

A

Vasa vasorum

74
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Refers to the:
* Nerve supply of blood
vessels

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Nervi vasorum

75
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The nervi vasorum and vasa vasorum are mostly found in which BV layer?

A

Tunica adventitia

76
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Other name for large arteries

Histolologic and Physiologic

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Physiologic:Conducting
Histologic: Elastic arteries (LEC)

77
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Refers to the fenestrated elastic membrane; some smooth muscles; layer in large arteries

A

Tunica media

78
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This layer of large arteries have tall, round or polygonal endothelial cells

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Tunica intima

79
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T or F: The IEM in large arteries are prominent

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False

80
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Other name for medium-sized arteries

Histologic and Physiologic

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Histologic: Muscular
Physiologic: Distributing arteries (MMDA)

81
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T or F: The IEM in medium-sized arteries are very prominent

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True

82
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Where is IEM found?

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Tunica intima

83
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In medium-sized arteries, this layer is composed of 25 - 40 layers of circumferentially arranged smooth
muscles

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Tunica media

84
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Average diameter of small arteries

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300 um

85
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T or F: The IEM in small arteries are very prominent

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False

85
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In small arteries, the tunica media is composed of ____ muscle cells

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Smooth

86
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Average diameter of arterioles

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100 um

87
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T or F: Arterioles have subendothelium in tunica intima

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False

88
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This layer of arterioles are thin and inconspicuous

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Tunica adventitia

89
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Precapillaries are also called?

A

Metaarterioles

90
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Diameter of precapillaries

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50 um

91
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This is the transition from arteriole to capillary

A

Precapilaries

92
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T or F: Precapillaries have subendothelium

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False

93
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Thess BVs are thin-walled tubes whch branch extensively

A

Capillaries

94
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Diameter of capillaries

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5 to 10 um

95
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Length of capillaries

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Not greater than 50 um

96
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These BVs have single layer of endothelial cells on a basement membrane

A

Capillaries

97
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Types of capillaries

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Continuous, Fenestrated, Sinusoidal

98
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Type of capillaries
* Endothelium is uninterrupted
* Lack pores in the wall
* Found in muscles, nerves, connective tissues

A

Continuous

99
Q

In this type of capillary, the endothelium have pores of 80-100 um closed by very thin porous diaphragm.

Found in Pancreas, GIT, choroid plexus, ciliary body

A

Fenestrated with diaphragm

100
Q

Type of capillary where pores are not closed; example of this is glomerulus

A

Fenestrated without diaphragm

101
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Type of capillary

  • Wider lumen
  • Larger fenestrae
  • Lack diaphragm
  • BM: not prominent
  • Some endocrine glands, carotid and aortic bodies
A

Fenestrated sinusoidal

102
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Type of capillary

  • Endothelium: lined of relatively large caliber and irregular cross-sectional outline
  • Tortuous path
  • Greatly enlarged diameter
  • Discontinuous lining in walls
  • With phagocytic cells
  • Discontinuous basal lamina
  • Found in the liver, bone marrow, some endocrine glands
A

Sinusoidal

103
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Type of capillary

  • Endothelial cells: elongated along
    longitudinal axis of vessels
  • Surrounded by reticular fibers
  • Specialized vessels of the spleen
A

Sinuses

104
Q

BV which has larger caliber and thinner walls than arteries

A

Veins

105
Q

Layer of vein

Endothelial layer with thin subendothelium

A

Tunica intima

106
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Layer of vein

Very thin with sparse circular muscle loosely arranged

A

Tunica media

107
Q

Layer of vein

  • Collagenous connective tissue in large amounts
  • With vasa vasorum and nervi vasorum
A

Tunica adventitia

108
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Type of vein which its tunica adventitia is the only prominent coat

A

Venule

109
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Venules

Layer of venule

Single layer of flattened endothelial cells

A

Tunica intima

110
Q

Layer of venule

  • Very indistinct
  • Incomplete layer of smooth muscle
A

Tunica media

111
Q

Small Veins

This type of vein has thin subendothelium which is absent at times

A

Tunica intima

112
Q

Layer of small vein

  • Endothelial cells
  • Thin subendothelium; absent at times
A

Tunica intima

113
Q

Layer of small vein

Small bundles of smooth muscles

A

Tunica media

114
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Layer of small vein

Thick layer of LCT
* Ex: trabecular vein of spleen

A

Tunica adventitia

115
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Most Veins in the body

A

Medium-sized veins

116
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Layer of medium-sized veins

  • Thin layer
  • Flattened endothelium and subendothelium
A

Medium-sized veins

Intima dapat

117
Q

Layer of medium-sized veins

  • Circularly arranged smooth muscles
  • C & E
A

Tunica media

118
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Layer of medium-sized veins

  • Well-developed
  • Forms the bulk
  • C & E
    Ex: veins of visceral organs
A

Tunica Adventitia

119
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Layer of large veins

Endothelium: polygonal cells
* Subendothelium: C & E
* IEM: ?

A

Tunica intima

120
Q

Layer of large veins

Poorly-developed
* Thin smooth muscles, few elastic fibers

A

Tunica media

121
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Layer of large veins

  • Greater part
  • LCT, C & E
  • SVC, IVC, SMV, renal vein
A

Tunica adventitia

122
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Vaso Vasurom extend till tunica Media

A

Artery

123
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Vasa Vasorum extend till tunica intima

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Vein

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