T2 U3 Blood Vessels Flashcards
Where does blood circulate
Inside BV
Blood vessels together form____
Vascular system
Explain the passage of blood travels
HB = blood to arteries take blood away to smaller arteries ( Arterioles) to capillary bed in tissues drained by venules into veins into great veins entering heart
Which layer of he BV wall makes the Endothelium
Tunica Intima
Which layer of he BV wall maintains BP + continous blood circulation
Tunica Media
Which layer of he BV wall supports and protects the BV Wall
Tunica Externa
Tunica Interna lines ___ and is in contact w/ ____
Lumen.
Blood
Tunica Media is ____ and can change ____ of the vessek
Bulky.
Diameter
The thoughest layer of the BV wall is
Tunica Externa
Why is the wall of arteries thicker than veins
B/c artey blood psi is high
A capillary only has one layer. Which one
Tunica Intima
Microcirculation causes the flow of blood f/r ____
Arteriole to venule through Capillary Bed
How does microcirculation send blood ?
Vascular shunts
What is meant by True Capillary
Capillary does function of capillary