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A & P Ch 15 unit 3 Blood vessels
Blood vessels Ch 15 unit 3
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09/26/2010

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Term
carry blood away from the heart to the tissues-o2 & nutrients
Definition
arteries & arterioles
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recieve blood from the capillarie, carry blood back to the heart
Definition
veins & venules
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thin walled vessels that allow for the exchanges between blood & body cells
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capillaries
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the "exchange' occurs at the _____level
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cappilary
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this circuit delivers blood to the lungs where carbon dioxide is













the circuit that delivers blood to the lungs where carbon dioxide is eliminated & O2 is replenished
Definition
pulmonary circuit
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The pulmonary trunk and the arteriole branches carry blood from the ____ventricle to the lungs
Definition
right
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capillaries in the ____is where the gases are exchanged
Definition
lungs
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pulmonary _____return blood to the left atrium
Definition
veins
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The pulmonary artery carries blood that is ____in oxygen, and the pulmonary veins carry blood ____in oxygen
Definition
vein- high in o2, arteries low in o2
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The circuit that serves the rest of the body & supplies nutrients & o2 to the ____& carries waste materials away from the tissue
Definition
tissues
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_____recieves blood from the left ventricle branches to the systemic arteries carrying the blood to the tissues
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aorta
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systemic______carry blood back to the heart
Definition
veins
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_____have thick walls made up of 3 tunics
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arteries
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_____is the innermost tunic of the arter
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tunica intima or endothelium
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________is the smooth middle layer of the artery. it is involuntary muscle, controlled by the ANS
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tunica media
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______is the outer layer of the artery & is made of supportive connective tissue
Definition
tunica external
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______tissue is between the walls of the arter & allows the vessels to stretch under high pressure
Definition
elastic
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______have thinner walls & less connective tissue, more smooth muscle control by ANS than the arteries
Definition
arterioles
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vessels become narrower when muscles_____& wider when muscles relax & it is a major factor in BP control
Definition
constrict
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______regulate the amount of blood entering the tissue
Definition
arterioles
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_____are microscopic vessels that connect arterioles & venules
Definition
capillaries
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capillaries are the thinnest vessels in the body ____layer of cells
Definition
1
Term
The thin walls of the capillaries allow for the exchange of _____in the lungs & in the body
Definition
waste products
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____are formed by the union of capillaries
Definition
venules
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the walls of venules are slightly_____that capillaries
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thicker
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venules become____
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veins
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the walls of veins have ___layers
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3
Term
what is the innermost layer of the vein
Definition
endothelium
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the smooth muscle in the mddle of veins is much___than the muscle layer of an artery
Definition
thinner
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the outer layer of veins is made of ____tissue
Definition
connective tissue
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veins have one way valves to
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prevent backflow of the blood
Term
this part of the aorta is near the heart & inside the pericardial sac
Definition
ascending aorta
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The first branch off the aorta supplies the right & left ____ _____
Definition
coronary arteries
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The aortic arch divides into how many branches
Definition
3
Term
What are the 3 branches of the aortic arch
Definition
brachiocephalic artery, left common carotid, & left subclavian artery
Term
the brachiocephalic artery supplies the ____&___on the right side of the body
Definition
arm & head
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the brachiocephalic artery further divides into the ____&______
Definition
right subclavian & right common carotid arteries
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the left common carotid supplies blood to the left side of the ____&____
Definition
neck & head
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the left subclavian is under the left____& supplies blood to the left_____
Definition
clavicle & arm
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the _____aorta supplies blood to the chest wall esophageousm bronchi and their tree like subdivision of the lungs
Definition
thoracic aorta
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The left gastric artery, spleenic artery & the hepatic artery are branches of the ______ _______
Definition
celiac trunk
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the superior mesenteric supplies blood to most of the _____ _____
Definition
small intestine
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______arteries supply the diaphragm
Definition
phrenic
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suprarenal arteries supply the ____ _____
Definition
adrenal glands
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the 4 pairs of lumbar arteries are in the _______________________
Definition
musculature of the stomach wall
Term
the abdominal aorta divides into the two _____ ____arteries
Definition
common iliac arteries
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the common iliac arteries extend to the ____where they both divide into internal & external iliac arteries
Definition
pelvis
Term
The internal iliac artery branches into the_____organs
Definition
pelvic
Term
the external iliac artery continues into the thigh as the _____artery
Definition
femoral
Term
the femoral artery becomes the _____artery at the knee
Definition
popliteal artery
Term
The popliteal artery branches into the anterior & posterior ____arteries & the dorsalis pedis artery
Definition
tibial
Term
vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Definition
arteries
Term
_____carry blood to the heart
Definition
veins
Term
_____collapse easily than
Definition
veins
Term
The largest artery is the____
Definition
aorta
Term
part of the artery that extends upward
Definition
ascending aorta
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_____arteries are branches of the ascending aorta
Definition
coronary arteries
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the curved portion of the aorta
Definition
aortic arch
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veins located near the surface of the body an ex is the saphenous vein
Definition
superficial
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___veins often found under superficial veins & have the same name as thier corresponding arteries
Definition
deep veins
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the superior vena cava recieves blood from veins about the _____
Definition
diaphragm
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