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test 3 - CV system pt 3 Flashcards

1
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where does the pulmonary circuit begin and end?

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  • starts at pulmonary trunk

- ends at left atrium receiving blood from pulmonary vein

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where does the systemic circuit begin and end?

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  • begins at aorta

- ends at right atrium

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what are the 3 layers of a blood vessel wall from superficial to deep?

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1) adventitia
2) media
3) intima

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4
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blood vessel wall layer: adventitia

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  • superficial
  • thick CT (mostly collagen, some elastin) that binds vessels to surrounding tissues
  • thickest layer in veins
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blood vessel wall layer: media

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  • middle
  • smooth muscle and loose CT
  • alters vessel diameter and BP (vasoconstriction and dilation)
  • external elastic membrane
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blood vessel wall layer: intima

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  • deepest
  • endothelial lining and dilation of CT
  • internal elastic membrane
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what are the 3 types of arteries?

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1) elastic
2) muscular (aka distribution)
3) arterioles

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8
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what are examples of elastic arteries?

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  • aorta
  • pulmonary trunk and arteries
  • brachiocephalic trunk
  • subclavian artery
  • common carotid and iliac arteries
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elastic arteries - characteristics

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  • large lumen
  • thick intima
  • media has a lot of elastic fibres (high pressure)
  • few myocytes (do not respond to SNS or local factors)
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what are examples of muscular (aka distribution) arteries

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  • radial
  • ulnar
  • basilar
  • popliteal
  • brachial
  • vertebral
  • splenic
  • renal
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muscular arteries - characteristics

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  • moderate lumen
  • media is thicker with many more myocytes (under SNS and local factor control)
  • prominent internal elastic membrane
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arterioles - characteristics

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  • small lumen
  • only visible with a microscope
  • thin adventitia
  • media is 1-2 layers of myocytes
  • control BF between arteries and capillaries
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atherosclerosis - def

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  • build up of plaque in artery

- can cause angina or myocardial infarction if in coronary artery

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what are the 3 types of capillaries?

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1) continuous
2) fenestrated
3) sinusoids

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which are our most common capillaries?

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-continuous - found everywhere except epithelia and cartilage (need blood flow)

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continuous capillaries

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  • found everywhere except in epithelia and cartilage
  • endothelium forms a complete lining, and endothelial cells connected by tight junctions and desmosomes
  • single endothelial cell wraps all the way around the lumen

-only small molecules (e.g. ions) can pass

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fenestrated capillaries

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  • contain windows, or pores, in their walls, due to incomplete or perforated endothelial lining
  • far more permeable - allows molecules as large as peptides and small proteins to pass
  • e.g. choroid plexus of brain, small intestine, endocrine glands, kidneys
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sinusoids

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  • discontinuous capillaries
  • resemble fenestrated capillaries that are flattened and irregularly shaped
  • sinusoids are larger, and have gaps between endothelial cells
  • sinusoids have thin basement membrane (sometimes absent)
  • e.g. liver, bone marrow, spleen, adrenal glands
19
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what is a capillary bed?

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network of capillaries supplying blood to a specific organ or area of the body

20
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what happens in a capillary bed?

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-facilitates the exchange of nutrients, gases, wastes, and hormones between the blood and tissue cells

21
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is the rate of blood flow constant in capillary beds?

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  • no
  • blood flow can vary considerably
  • BF occurs in series or pulses
  • BF also changes due to anastomoses, metarterioles (precapillary sphincters)
22
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what are the 3 types of veins?

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1) large veins
2) medium sized veins
3) venules

23
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give examples of large veins

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  • superior and inferior vena cava
  • subclavian vein
  • renal vein
  • portal veins
24
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large veins - characteristics

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  • intima and media are thin and difficult to distinguish

- adventitia is thick (collagen, elastin, and some myocytes)

25
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examples of medium sized veins

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  • radial
  • tibial
  • popliteal (deep veins)
26
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medium sized veins - characteristics

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  • usually found within the same CT sheath as muscular artery, three layers most distinguishable
  • contain valves
27
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venules - characteristics

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smallest vein

-media is not complete or 1-2 layers of myocytes (mostly CT)

28
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large veins have valves

true or false?

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false, only medium sized veins have valves

29
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which layer of medium sized veins creates the valves?

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thickening of the intima

30
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which type of vein do not have all 3 BV layers?

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venules only have adventitia (and endothelial lining)

  • do not have media
  • (sometimes media is present, but very thin)
31
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why do we only have a brachiocephalic trunk on the right side of the body?

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-because heart is on the left, need a brachiocephalic trunk on the right because there is an increased distance to go

32
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which vein do we use to donate blood?

A

medial cubital

33
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look at whole body diagrams

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lab 6 last pages

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