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TOPIC 11 - CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Flashcards

1
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What is the main job of cardiovascular system?

A

Transport and exchange nutrients, oxygen, body fluids, waste material, heat, and blood cells around the body.

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2
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Trace the flow of blood in cardiovascular system.

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Heart - Elastic artery - Muscular artery - Arteriole - Capillaries - Venules - Vein - Heart

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It is the innermost layer of the vessel wall next to the lumen.

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Tunica intima

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The epithelium present in tunica intima is composed of ?

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Endothelium and subendothelium

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Tunica intima is surrounded by ?

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Basal lamina and loose connective tissue

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Arteries have an ____ ____ ____ that separates the tunica intima from the tunica media.

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internal elastic lamina

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7
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The internal elastic lamina is made of what fibers ?

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Elastin fibers

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8
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The internal elastic lamina has holes to allow diffusion. True or False?

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True

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9
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It is the middle layer of the vessel wall.

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Tunica media

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10
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Tunica media is consists of ____ arranged layers of smooth muscle.

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Concentrically

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11
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Veins have much thicker tunica media than arteries. True or False?

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False

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12
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Why do arteries have much thicker tunica media than veins?

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Due to more smooth muscle

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13
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Large arteries typically have an ____ ____ ____ separating tunica media and tunica adventitia.

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external elastic lamina

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It is the outermost layer of the vessel wall.

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Tunica externa

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15
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What is the other term for tunica externa?

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Tunica adventitia

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16
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Tunica externa is composed of what fibers?

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Collagen and elastic fibers

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17
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What is the thickest layer in veins?

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Tunica externa

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18
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Large veins may have ____ ____ bundles running longitudinally in tunica externa.

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smooth muscle

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19
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Give the 3 layers of elastic artery from innermost to outermost.

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  1. Tunica intima
  2. Tunica media
  3. Tunica externa
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20
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Give the 5 layers of muscular artery from innermost to outermost.

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  1. Tunica intima
  2. Tunica elastic lamina
  3. Tunica media
  4. External elastic lamina
  5. Tunica externa
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21
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Give the 3 layers of arteriole.

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  1. Tunica intima
  2. Tunica media
  3. Tunica externa
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22
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Give the 3 layers of large vein from innermost to outermost.

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  1. Tunica intima
  2. Tunica media
  3. Tunica externa
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23
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Give the 3 layers of medium-sized vein

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  1. Tunica intima
  2. Tunica media
  3. Tunica externa
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24
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Between large vein, medium-sized vein, and venule, which has a presence of valves?

A

Medium-sized vein

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It nourishes the adventitia and outer tunica media.

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Vasa vasorum

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26
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Large arteries and veins have small blood vessels called ____ ____ in the adventitia and outer media.

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vasa vasorum

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27
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Arteries have more vasa vasorum than veins. True or False?

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False

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28
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Why do veins have more vasa vasorum?

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Veins have a lower content of O2 and nutrients in blood in the lumen

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29
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Give the different types of blood vessels.

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  1. Capillaries
  2. Arterioles
  3. Venules
  4. Arteries
  5. Veins
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30
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Among the types of blood vessels, which has the smallest diameter?

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Capillaries

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31
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What is the diameter of capillaries?

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7-9 um

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32
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Blood vessel that allow exchange of metabolites and waste between blood and surrounding tissue.

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Capillaries

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33
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Capillaries are composed of a single layer of ____ ____ rolled up into a tube.

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endothelial cells

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34
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Endothelial cells of capillaries rest on ?

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Basal lamina

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35
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Endothelial cells of capillaries are connected by junctions of what type?

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Zona occludens type

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36
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Capillaries convert angiotensin I to ?

A

Angiotensin II

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37
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Capillaries can inactive things like ?

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Prostaglandins and norepinephrine

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38
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Capillaries produce factors that can cause?

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Constriction and relaxation of vessels

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39
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These are small cells adjacent to capillaries and venules.

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Pericytes

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40
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During injury and repair, ____ can transform into other cells, forming new blood vessels and connective tissue cells.

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Pericytes

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41
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What are the 3 types of capillaries?

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  1. Continuous capillaries
  2. Fenestrated capillaries
  3. Sinusoidal capillaries or sinusoids
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42
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The differences in the three types of capillaries are based on ?

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Structure of endothelium and basal lamina

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43
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What is the most common type of capillary?

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Continuous (tight) capillary

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44
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Where can you find continuous capillaries ?

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Muscle, connective tissue, glands and nerve tissue

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45
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Continuous capillaries have openings. True or False?

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False

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46
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Continuous capillaries have no fenestrae, resulting in ?

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Less exchange of substances across capillary wall

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47
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Some continuous capillaries have numerous ____ ____ in endothelium, which transport substances across endothelial cells.

A

pinocytotic vesicles

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48
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This type of capillary is present in organs needing rapid exchange of substances between tissues and blood.

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Fenestrated capillaries

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49
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Give some organs having fenestrated capillaries.

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  1. Kidney
  2. Intestine
  3. Endocrine organs
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50
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These are perforations or openings typically covered by thin diaphragms.

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Fenestrations

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51
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The basal lamina of fenestrated capillaries is discontinuous. True or False?

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False, continuous.

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52
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Substances easily cross the wall of fenestrated capillaries. True or False?

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True

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53
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This type of capillary has very large diameter and twisting course.

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Sinusoidal capillaries

54
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The twisting course of sinusoidal capillaries has an effect to blood flow. What is the effect?

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Blood flow moves slowly

55
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What are the organs that have sinusoidal capillaries?

A
  1. Liver
  2. Bone marrow
  3. Spleen
  4. Some endocrine organs
56
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Among the 3 types of capillary, which is very leaky ?

A

Sinusoidal capillaries

57
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Substances move freely across capillary wall and into tissues because ? (Hint: 3 answers)

A
  1. There are spaces between endothelial cells.
  2. The endothelial cells have large fenestrae without diaphragms.
  3. The basal lamina is discontinuous.
58
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Is the basal lamina of sinusoidal capillaries continuous or discontinuous?

A

Discontinuous

59
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Is there a presence of diaphragm in the large fenestrae of endothelial cells of sinusoidal capillaries?

60
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Capillaries branch extensively forming a ____ ____ with a huge surface area.

A

capillary bed (microvasculature network)

61
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Capillary beds are great places to exchange water, ions, and macromolecules between blood and tissue because ?

A
  1. Blood flows slowly
  2. Surface area is huge
62
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What are the 5 factors with regards to capillary structure that determine what stuffs move across capillary walls?

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  1. Types of intercellular junctions
  2. Presence of spaces between epithelial cells
  3. Presence of fenestrations
  4. Presence of diaphragms
  5. Presence and number of pinocytotic vesicles
63
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What are the factors with regards to the molecules that determine what stuffs move across capillary walls ?

A
  1. Size of molecule
  2. Charge of molecule
64
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Walls of arteries/arterioles are thicker than walls of veins/venules of the same diameter. True or False?

65
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How to tell the difference between arteries/arterioles and veins/venules?

A

Wall-to-lumen ration

66
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What is the size of wall-to-lumen ratio of arteries/arterioles ?

67
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Larger wall-to-lumen ratio of arteries/arterioles is because of ?

A

Smooth muscle in the wall

68
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What is the size of wall-to-lumen ration of veins/venules?

69
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Tunica intima is thick in arterioles. True or False?

A

False, thin.

70
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Tunica intima of arterioles has internal elastic lamina. True or False?

71
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Tunica externa of arterioles is thick. True or False?

A

False, thin.

72
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Venules have very thin walls. True or False?

73
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Smaller venules are similar to ____ in terms of structure and function.

A

capillaries

74
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All 3 tunics of venules are thin, but ____ is relatively the thickest.

75
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The tunica media of venules contains a few smooth muscles. True or False?

76
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The tunica media of venules contains pericytes. True or False?

77
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Smooth muscles in tunica media of venules are in the form of concentric rings. True or False?

A

False, not concentric.

78
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Between muscular and elastic artery, which is larger?

A

Elastic artery

79
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These arteries are close to heart that contributes to minimizing changes in blood pressure.

A

Elastic arteries

80
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They conduct blood to different regions and organs of the body.

81
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This type of artery makes up most of the named arteries of the body.

A

Muscular/distributing arteries

82
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Muscular arteries have obscure internal elastic lamina. True or False?

A

False, prominent internal elastic lamina.

83
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The tunica media of muscular artery is thin. True or False?

A

False, thick.

84
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Approximately how many layers of smooth muscle are present in tunica media of muscular artery?

A

Up to 40 layers

85
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The larger the artery, the more ____ is present with the smooth muscle.

86
Q

This artery has the largest-diameter arteries in the body.

A

Elastic arteries

87
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Elastic arteries include the aorta and its largest branches. True or False?

88
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Elastic arteries stretch during ____ and contract during ____ diastole.

A

systole, diastole

89
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The tunica intima of elastic arteries is thicker than that of muscular arteries due to ?

A

Thicker subendothelial layer

90
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Tunica media of elastic arteries has numerous ____ ____ which increase with age.

A

elastic laminae

91
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In between of elastic laminae of tunica media of elastic arteries, there are ?

A
  1. Smooth muscle fibers
  2. Reticular fibers
    3, Ground substance
92
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The tunica externa of elastic artery is relatively thick or thin?

93
Q

The tunica externa of elastic artery has what components ?

A
  1. Loose connective tissue
  2. Nerves
  3. Vasa vasorum
94
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The internal and external elastic lamina in elastic arteries are absent. True or False?

A

False, present but not usually visible.

95
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They are considered capacitance vessels because at any one time they hold more than 70% of the total blood volume.

96
Q

They return blood to the heart.

97
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Among the types of veins (in relation to size), which has thin intima and media, but a relatively thick adventitia ?

A

Small and medium-sized veins

98
Q

The tunica media of small and medium-sized veins contains a few small bundles of smooth muscle. True or False?

99
Q

The tunica externa of small and medium-sized veins are consists of elastic fibers without smooth muscle. True or False?

A

False, collagen fibers.

100
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Valves in veins are consists of folds of tunica ____ that project into the vein lumen.

101
Q

Veins that have valves are most numerous in the ?

102
Q

They ensure that blood flows toward the heart and does not pool in lower extremities.

A

Valves in veins

103
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In large veins, tunica media is relatively thick. True or False?

A

False, thin.

104
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Tunica media of large veins contains several layers of smooth muscle and abundant connective tissue. True or False?

105
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Tunica adventitia of large vein is relatively thin. True or False?

A

False, thick.

106
Q

Tunica adventitia of large veins contains abundant collagen and some bundles of smooth muscle that run longitudinally. True or False?

107
Q

What is the purpose of the adventitial smooth muscle of large veins?

A

Strengthen the vessel wall to prevent excessive distension.

108
Q

This system collects interstitial fluid (lymph) that leaks from blood vessels into connective tissue, and return it to blood.

A

Lymphatic system

109
Q

Flow of lymph in lymphatic is in what form of direction?

A

Unidirectional

110
Q

Lymphatic capillaries is composed of how many layer?

A

One layer of endothelial cells

111
Q

Lymphatic capillaries have continuous basal lamina. True or False?

A

False, discontinuous.

112
Q

Lymphatic capillaries merge, forming ?

A

Lymphatic vessels

113
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Lymphatic vessels have very thin walls. True or False?

114
Q

This is the inner layer of heart.

A

Endocardium

115
Q

Endocardium is consists of endothelium and basal lamina resting on a thin layer of connective tissue. True or False?

116
Q

It is a layer of connective tissue between endocardium and myocardium.

A

Subendocardium

117
Q

Subendocardium contains?

A
  1. Nerves
  2. Blood vessels
  3. Branches of the conducting system of the heart
118
Q

Valves are considered part of the endocardium. True or False?

119
Q

In this layer of the heart, muscle fibers are arranged in a spiral pattern around the chambers of the heart.

A

Myocardium

120
Q

The cardiac muscle fibers of myocardium are inserted into what type of connective tissue?

A

Dense fibrous connective tissue

121
Q

What are the specialized cells present in the myocardium?

A
  1. Impulse-generating cells
  2. Conducting cells
122
Q

This is the outer layer of the heart.

A

Epicardium

123
Q

Epicardium is consists of a surface of what epithelium ?

A

Mesothelium

124
Q

Mesothelium is what type of epithelium?

A

Simple squamous epithelium

125
Q

Mesothelium of epicardium is supported by a thick layer of connective tissue. True or False?

A

False, thick.

126
Q

Epicardium contains ?

A
  1. Loose connective tissue
  2. Large amounts of adipose tissue
  3. Nerves
  4. Blood vessels (including coronary vessels0
127
Q

Consists of modified cardiac muscle cells specialized for initiation and conduction of electrochemical impulses.

A

Conducting system

128
Q

In the conducting system of the heart, cells are distributed in a pattern that coordinates contraction of _____.

A

Myocardium

129
Q

____ ____ are enlarged cardiac muscle fibers specialized for conducting impulses.

A

Purkinje fibers

130
Q

Purkinje fibers have more myofibrils, and less glycogen than regular myocytes. True or False?

A

False, less myofibrils and more glycogen

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