vessels and circulation Flashcards
3 layers of the vessels
- tunica intima
- tunica media
- tunica adventitia
vasa vasorum
vessel blood supply
tunica intima
- innermost vessel layer
- makes up vessel endothelium
tunica media
- smooth muscle layer of vessel
- vasoconstriction and dilation
tunica adventitia
- anchoring of the blood vessels
internal and external lamina of arteries
only present in arteries
the internal lamina = between intima and media
the external lamina = between media and adventitia
4 ways veins shift blood back to heart
- surrounding muscle contraction
- valves preventing back flow
- thoracic pressure changes
- pulsating arteries
artery shape maintenance
arteries are thicker than veins and can maintain their circular shape
large vein example
superior and inferior vena cava
elastic artery example
aorta and brachiocephalic artery
mid sized vein example
radial and ulnar veins
muscular artery example
radial and ulnar arteries
venules and arterioles
venule = lacks a media layer
arterioles = poorly defined adventitia and media
fenestrated capillary
capillary with many pores
present around endocrine glands and the kidney
sinusoidal capillaries
help stores blood in reticular connective tissue
ex… spleen, kidney, liver, bone marrow
capillary diffusion methods (4x)
- diffuse across lining
- diffuse through gaps
- diffuse through pores
- move via endocytosis
precapillary sphincter
regulates blood flow into the capillary and responds to the O2 needs of the tissue
arteriole anastomosis
the fusion of collateral arteries in areas that require constant flow blood
ex… the circle of willis in the brain
if an artery of the anastomosis, other arteries can compensate
eschemia anastomosis example
def: lack of bloody supply
if an anastomosis is blocked, it can result in necrosis
although, smaller branch blockages can be survivable
where is most of the blood volume stored?
65-70% of the blood volume is stored in the veins
this is because the veins can distend far more than arteries
structures unique to arteries
there is no veinous equivalent
- aorta
- external carotid artery
- internal carotid artery
- dorsalis pedis
- circle of willis
structures unique to veins
there is no arterial equivalent
- superior vena cava
- inferior vena cava
- external jugular artery
- internal jugular artery
- cephalic vein
- basilic vein
- median cubital vein
- cavernous sinus
- azygous vein
- hemiazygous vein
- great saphenous
- small saphenous
brachiocephalic trunk
- right common carotid
- right subclavian
left common carotid
supplies left side of the head and brain
left subclavian
supplies the left arm
axillary artery
formed from the subclavian arteries
thyrocervical trunk
supplies muscles of the neck, head and upper back
internal thoracic artery
supplies pericardium and anterior wall of the chest
vertebral artery
supplies the brain and spinal cord
goes through the transverse foramina
internal jugular vein
branches from right brachiocephalic
deep branches drain into the internal jugular
external jugular vein
superficial branches drain into the external jugular