Vessel Sizes Flashcards
Aortic internal diameter
2.5 cm
Aortic wall thickness
2 mm
of aorta in body
1
Aortic total cross sectional area
4.5 cm^2
Arteriole internal diameter
30 micrometer
Arteriole wall thickness
20 micrometer
of arterioles
5 X 10^7
Arteriole total cross sectional area
400 cm^2
Capillary internal diameter
5 micrometer
Capillary wall thickness
1 micrometer
of capillaries
10^10
Capillary total cross sectional area
4500 cm^2
Vena Cava internal diameter
3 cm
Vena cava wall thickness
1.5 mm
of vena cava
2
Vena cava total cross sectional area
18 cm^2
Heart (% blood volume)
7%
Pulmonary (% blood volume)
9%
Systemic (% blood volume)
84%
Artery (% blood volume)
13%
Arterioles (% blood volume)
2%
Veins, venules, venous sinuses (% blood volume)
64%
Capillary (% blood volume)
5%
Normal venous volume
2000-3500 mL