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19 Cards in this Set
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What are the three classes of Vessels?
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Arteries
Capillaries Veins |
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What is the term for when 2 or more vessels converge.
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Anastomosis
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Name the 3 vessel tunics from superficial to deep.
What is the space inside the vessel called? |
Tunica intima
Tunica media Tunica externa Lumen |
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Which has the thickest tunica media?
Arteries Capillaries Veins |
Arteries
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Which has the thickest tunica externa?
Arteries Capillaries Veins |
Veins
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Which tunic do capillaries have?
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Only Tunica intima
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List the vessels of blood flow from Heart to Heart.
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Heart - Elastic Artery - Muscular Artery - Arteriole - Capillary - Venule - Medium Vein - Large Vein - Heart
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Whats an example of an elastic artery.
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Aorta and its major branches
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Where do we find Muscular arteries and what do they supply?
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most lab arteries. They supply blood to organs and tissues
Have a Thick Tunica Media |
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What is the functional unit of the Circulatory System?
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Arterioles
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What is the functional unit of the Cardiovascular System?
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Capillaries
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Name the 3 types of Capillaries and an example of each.
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Continuous
- muscle,skin,thymus,lungs, CNS Fenestrated - small intestine,most endocrine glands, kidneys Sinusoid - bone marrow,spleen, liver |
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What is the smallest type of vein called?
What does it do? |
Venule
location of Diapedesis |
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What do veins do?
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take blood back to heart
have low blood pressure contain valves |
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What veins make up the Hepatic Portal System?
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Hepatic portal vein, Gastric vein, Gastro-omental vein, Splenic vein, Inferior mesenteric vein, superior mesenteric vein
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What is the average blood pressure?
What rate would be hypertension? |
120/80
140/90 |
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What is Progressive Disease of the elastic and muscular arteries called?
Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Distrophe Atherosclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
Atherosclerosis
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What are the risk factors for Atherosclerosis?
Treatments? |
Genetics, sex, age, smoking, hypertension.
Angioplasty, Stents, Coronary bypass surgery. Prevention! |
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Explain the process of fetal circulation.
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Placenta - Umbilical cord (1 vein taking blood to heart, 2 veins bringing it back to placenta) - Ductus Venosus (liver bypass) - Foramen Ovale - Ductus Arteriosus
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