Systemic Circulation Flashcards

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What are conducting arteries?

A

Carry blood from the heart to other organs.

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2
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What are distributing arteries?

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Medium sized arteries

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3
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If arteries have high elastin component then what happens?

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High elastin component dampens the blood pressure from heart contractions

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4
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Capillaries are large enough for ____________ to pass along one at a time.

A

erythrocytes

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5
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What does the merging of venules form?

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Larger blood vessels called tributaries

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6
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What do veins carry?

A

Carry blood from tissues back to the heart.

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7
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Where is the vasa vasorum located?

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In the walls of larger blood vessels.

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8
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What does the vasa vasorum do?

A

Supplies oxygen and nutrients to those larger blood vessels.

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9
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Which tunica of the artery is the most thick?

A

Tunica media

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10
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Which tunica is the most elastic?

A

Tunica media

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11
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Which muscle is part of the artery wall? What does it do?

A

Smooth muscle, vasoconstriction/dilation

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12
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Which tunica of the artery is mostly collagen fibers?

A

Tunica externa.

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13
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What does the tunica externa do?

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Protects vessels, anchors it to surrounding structures.

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14
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Which are considered resistance vessels?

A

Arterioles

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15
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Which are considered exchange vessels?

A

Capillaries

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16
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What plays a key role in regulating blood flow into capillaries?

A

Arterioles

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17
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Capillaries connect which 2 things?

A

Connects arterioles and venules

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18
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No capillaries are found in the……

A

Lining epithelia, cornea, lens and cartilage.

19
Q

Which tunicas does the capillary have/not have?

A

Have - tunica interna

DONT HAVE - no tunica externa and media

20
Q

What type of epithelium are the capillaries?

A

Simple Squamous Epithelium

21
Q

1 metaarteriole supplies _______ capillaries.

22
Q

Where do the venules collect/drain blood from?

A

collects from several capillaries, drains into veins

23
Q

How is the pumping of venous blood back to the heart done through?

A

its done thru pumping of the heart, contraction of skeletal muscles in lower limbs, valve found in the veins.

24
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Each valve has _________ folds of tunica interna forming cusps projecting towards the heart.

25
Venous valves have 2 or more folds of tunica ________.
interna
26
At rest what is 60% of blood volume?
Veins/venules
27
Where does the splenic artery go?
To the spleen and pancreas and greater curvature of stomach.
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What does the common hepatic artery supply?
the liver, gallbladder, stomach, and duodenum.
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Where does the short gastric lead to?
to the fundus of the stomach
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What does the proper hepatic artery lead to?
To the liver and gallbladders
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Which arteries lead to the greater omentum?
left gastroepiploic artery and right gastric artery
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Where does the gastroduodenal artery branch to?
To the greater curvature, duodenum, and pancreas.
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Which spinal is the superior mesenteric at?
inferior to the celiac trunk at L1
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What does the superior mesenteric supply?
Most of the small and large intestine, and head of the pancreas
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What does the inferior mesenteric supply?
most of the lower large intestines
36
Three suprarenal arteries arise from either the..... (3)
abdominal aorta, inferior phrenic artery, renal artery
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Testicular/ovarian arteries is at which spinal?
L2
38
Where does the phrenic artery go?
to diaphragm and adrenal glands
39
Common iliac veins form the inferior vena cava at the level of ______
L5
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What does the superior vena cava drain?
Head neck and upper limbs, drains intercostal lumbar regions by a collection of veins called azygos system
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Hepatic veins from the liver drain into...
the inferior vena cava
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How is the portal (hepatic) vein formed?
by the junction of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins
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What does the portal system do?
Detours blood from the GI organs and spleen through the liver before going into the inferior vena cava. Also, transports the absorbed digested material to the liver.