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20 Cards in this Set
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-the forces involved in circulating blood and the major circulatory routes.
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Hemodynamics
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The circulatory system is a __________ system of tubes that carried the blood.
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Closed
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-carry blood away from the heart to the tissues.
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Arteries
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-thin enough to allow gas exchange.
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Capillaries
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What are three types of arteries?
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Elastic, muscular, arterioles
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-merge to form veins that bring blood back to the heart.
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Venules
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-vessels that supply blood to the walls of the large blood vessels.
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Vasa vasorum
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(intima)- is made of simple squamous epithelium known as endothelium which rests on the basement membrane, and it also contains internal elastic lamina.
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Tunica interna
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-circular smooth muscle and elastic fibers.
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Tunica media
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-made of elastic and collagen fibers.
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Tunica externa
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-the forces involved in circulating blood and the major circulatory routes.
|
Hemodynamics
|
|
|
The circulatory system is a __________ system of tubes that carried the blood.
|
Closed
|
|
|
-carry blood away from the heart to the tissues.
|
Arteries
|
|
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-thin enough to allow gas exchange.
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Capillaries
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|
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What are three types of arteries?
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Elastic, muscular, arterioles
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|
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-merge to form veins that bring blood back to the heart.
|
Venules
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|
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-vessels that supply blood to the walls of the large blood vessels.
|
Vasa vasorum
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(intima)- is made of simple squamous epithelium known as endothelium which rests on the basement membrane, and it also contains internal elastic lamina.
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Tunica interna
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-circular smooth muscle and elastic fibers.
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Tunica media
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-made of elastic and collagen fibers.
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Tunica externa
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