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Blood Vessels & Lymphatic System

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The structures that carry blood from the heart to the organs of the body and then back to the heart again are called (MADE OF ENDOTHELIUM )   Blood Vessels  
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The space within the blood vessels is called its   Lumen  
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Vessels with thin walls are   Veins  
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Vessels with thick walls   Arteries  
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5 types of vessels are   1. Arteries 2. Arterioles 3. Capillaries 4. Venules 5. Veins  
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Vessel that carries blood AWAY from the heart (regardless of weather it carries oxygenated blood or deoxygenated blood)   Arteries  
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Artery walls are composed of _______ muscle and ______ fibers that allow for ________ of vessels and the carrying of a _____.   Smooth, elastic , extension, pulse  
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small arteries that arise via branching of large arteries   Arterioles  
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_____ ____ and ____ ____ are also in the walls of arterioles. Arterioles branch to form _____   smooth muscles, elastic fibers , capillaries  
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The connections between arterioles and venules.   capillaries ( bed)  
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It is at the capillary level where _____ and _____ pass from the blood into the ______ and where carbon dioxide and _____ materials pass from the tissues into the _____.   oxygen, nutrients , tissues , waste , blood  
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small veins formed by the junction of a number of capillaries.   venules  
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a vessel formed by the junction of a number of venules.   vein  
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Veins are said to be formed by _____ and carry blood back to the _____.   tributaries, heart  
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In certain veins that carry blood against gravity contain ______ that allow for the flow of blood only in __ direction , towards the heart.   Valves(cusps) , one.  
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Blood moves past the valves via ______ of surrounding muscles   contraction  
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Flow of blood ? Away from heart---to the heart   Artery-->Arterioles--> Capilaries--> Venules--> Veins  
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Fluid filtered out of the blood______ each day exceeds that reabsorbed . this excess fluid is returned to the blood via ________.   capillaries, Lymphocytes  
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The capillaries that pick up this _______ fluid are called _______ Capillaries, and they differ from blood capillaries in that they are ___________ tubes that begin____.   Excess, Lymphatic , endothelial , BLINDLY  
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Lymphatic capillaries open at both ends or not ?   Not  
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Lymphatic Capillaries will conduct the excess fluid called ____ towards ____   Lymph, Veins  
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As the lymph move towards the vein a number of them will joint to form and ________ Lymphatic vessel   Afferent  
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Lymphatic vessels consist of _______ layers that comprise blood vessels.   similar  
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Lymphatic vessels contain folds termed _____, that allow for flow of ___ in one direction, towards ____   valves, lymph, veins  
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there is ___ % blood capillaries   90%  
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there is ___ % lymphatic capillaries   10 %  
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Afferent lymphatic vessels convey lymph to _____ _____ , which function to filtering lymph   Lymph Nodes  
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each lymph node has a _____ and a ____, through which lymph will filter   Cortex, Medulla  
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Leaving the lymph node will be several _______ lymphatic vessels that also contain ____ .   Efferent, valves  
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Efferent lymphatic vessels will pass the lymph to the ____ system   venous  
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2 IMPORTANT LYMPHATIC DUCTS are   Right Lymphatic duct , Thoracic Duct  
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this duct drains the right half of head, neck, chest, and right upper limb.   Right Lymphatic duct  
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the duct that drains the rest of the body   Thoracic Duct  
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Deep Lymphatic vessels ? (4)   Deep cervical nodes , Right Lymphatic duct , Cisterna Chyli, Deep Inguinal nodes  
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Superficial Lymphatic vessels   Superficial cervical nodes, Axillary nodes, Thoracic Duct  
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Lymph nodes are present in what regions ?   Neck, Axilla, Inguinal region (groin)  
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