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| 3 classes of blood vessels |
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Arteries - Carry blood away from heart
Vein - carry blood to heart
Capillaries |
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| Name the 3 blood vessel tunics |
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Definition
Tunica externa – composed of connective tissue
Tunic media – comprised of smooth muscle.
Tunica intima – composed of an endothelium |
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Muscular arteries -
Elastic arteries -
Arterioles - |
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Continuous capillary
Fenestrated capillary
Sinusoid capillary |
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Term
| Blood flow through gastrointestinal tract |
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Definition
Celiac trunk – supplies spleen, stomach, and liver
Superior mesenteric artery – supplies blood to small intestine
Inferior mesenteric artery – supplies blood to large intestines |
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| Celiac Trunk has three branches: |
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Definition
Left gastric artery – supplies lesser curvature of stomach and lower esophagus
Splenic artery – supplies the spleen and part of the stomach
Common hepatic artery – supplies the liver, gall bladder and a portion of the stomach |
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•Inferior mesenteric vein – draining the distal part of the colon
•Splenic vein – draining the spleen, pancreas and stomach
•Superior mesenteric vein – draining blood from the small intestines, proximal part of colon, pancreas and stomach |
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