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| All vessels except capillaries have this structure |
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| Outside - collagen, elastin. Middle - smooth muscle. Inside - Endothelium. |
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| Veins have 1) what pressure and 2) how much of the body's blood volume |
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| Aorta has 1) high/low O2 and 2) what pressure |
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| More superior arteries are elastic, muscular, endothelial, or arterioles? |
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| More medial arteries are elastic, muscular, endothelial, or arterioles? |
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| Inferior arteries are elastic, muscular, endothelial, or arterioles? |
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| What pressure do capillaries carry? |
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| Why shouldn't you lock your knees when standing straight? |
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| Leg muscles constrict veins, helping to push blood back to the heart. When you lock your knees, leg muscles relax and blood pools in your feet, causing low blood pressure and potentially syncope |
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| Network of many paths to the same point. Example: capillary beds |
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| Which vascular system is irregular? |
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| Portal system, consisting of two capillary beds separated by the portal vein. Located in the liver. |
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| 1) Where do coronary arteries branch from? 2) How many main coronary arteries are there? |
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| 1) aorta, 2) 2, the right and the left. |
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| Name of valve between RV and the pulmonary arteries |
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| Where do lymphatic vessels empty? |
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| (2) Functions of lymphatic vessels |
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| (2) Functions of lymph nodes |
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| What empties into lymphatic vessels? |
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| Right lymphatic duct 1) works for which part of the body and 2) empties into what? |
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| 1) Right shoulder region and arm, 2)Right venous angle |
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| Thoracic duct 1) works for which part of the body and 2) empties into what? |
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| 1) Legs, torso, and left arm, 2) Left venous angle. NOTE - the spleen and thymus are located in the thoracic duct's area of activity. |
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| (3) Key features of lymphatic system |
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| 1-way flow, low pressure, low flow (2-3L/day) |
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