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Blood Vessels

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arteries, veins, capillaries   three major types of blood vessels  
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blood vessels that conduct blood away from the heart and into the circulation   arteries  
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blood vessels that return blood toward the heart from the circulation   veins  
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have intimate contact with tissue cells & directly serve cellular needs   capillaries  
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cavity inside a tube, blood vessel, or hollow organ   lumen  
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single layer of simple squamous cells that line lumen of all vessels   endothelium  
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innermost tunic of arteries & veins   tunica intima  
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middle tunic of arteries & veins   tunica media  
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external tunic of arteries & veins   tunica externa  
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tunica externa can also be referred to as tunica __   adventitia  
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tunica intima is the tunic that is   in intimate contact with blood in lumen  
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tunica intima endothelium is made up of   simple squamous epithelium  
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in vessels larger that 1 mm diameter __ __ consisting of basement membrane & loose connective tissue supports endothelium   subendothelial layer  
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tunica media is mostly made up of   circularly arranged smooth muscle cells & sheets of elastin  
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activity of muscles in tunica media is regulated by sympathetic __ __ fibers of autonomic nervous system & battery of chemicals   vasomotor nerve  
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reduction in lumen diameter as smooth muscle contracts   vasoconstriction  
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increase in lumen diameter as smooth muscle relaxes   vasodilation  
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in larger vessels, system of tiny blood vessels that nourish more external tissues of blood vessel wall   vasa vasorum  
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vasa vasorum means   vessels of the vessels  
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thick-walled arteries near heart; aorta & major branches   elastic arteries  
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elastic arteries range in size from   2.5 to 1 cm  
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because elastic arteries have larger lumens it makes them __ __ that conduct blood from heart to medium-sized arteries   low-resistance  
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elastic arteries sometimes referred to as   conducting arteries  
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in elastic arteries, tunica __ contains most elastin   media  
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elastic arteries give way to __ arteries   muscular  
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deliver blood to specific body organs & account for most of named arteries   muscular/distributing arteries  
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muscular/distributing arteries internal diameter ranges from   1 cm to 0.3 mm  
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muscular arteries have __ tunica media of all vessels   thickest  
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muscular arteries are more active in __ & less __   vasoconstriction; distensible  
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in muscular arteries there is a(n) __ __ on each face of tunica media   elastic lamina  
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smallest of arteries   arterioles  
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arterioles have lumen diameter ranging from   0.3 mm to 10 microns  
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larger arterioles have __ tunics   three  
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larger arterioles tunica media is chiefly __ __ with few scattered elastic fibers   smooth muscle  
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smaller arterioles leading to capillary beds are __ __ of smooth muscle cells spiraling around endothelial lining   single layer  
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smallest of the blood vessels and the sites of exchange between the blood and tissue cells   capillaries  
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capillaries walls consist of just thin tunica __   intima  
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spider-shaped, smooth muscle-like cells that stabilize capillary wall & help control capillary permeability   pericytes  
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pericytes are located at __ __ along outer surface of some capillaries   strategic locations  
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average capillary length   1 mm  
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average capillary lumen diameter is   8-10 microns  
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capillaries abundant in skin & muscles; most common; continuous, endothelial cells provide uninterrupted lining adjacent cells joined laterally by tight junctions   continuous capillaries  
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lateral joining of continuous capillaries with adjacent cells   tight junctions  
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incomplete/gaps of unjoined membrane in tight junctions, just larger enough to allow limited passage of fluids & small solutes   intercellular clefts  
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endothelial cell cytoplasm, of continuous capillaries contain numerous __ __ that ferry fluids across capillary wall   pinocytotic vesicles  
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tight junctions of continuous capillaries are complete & extend around entire perimeter of endothelial cells in   brain constituting structural basis of blood-brain barrier  
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some of endothelial cells are riddled with oval pores usually covered by delicate membrane/diaphragm & are much more permeable to fluids & small solutes   fenestrated capillaries  
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fenestrated capillaries are found wherever __ __ absorption/filtrate formation occurs   active capillary  
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aorta and its major branches; withstand large blood pressure fluctuations   elastic arteries  
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__ capillaries are found in small intestines,endocrine glands, kidneys   fenestrated  
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leaky, fenestrated; allow larger molecules (proteins), blood cells to pass; blood flow sluggish   sinusoids  
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sinusoids can be found in   liver, bone marrow, spleen  
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formed when capillaries unite   venules  
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smallest venules; porous; allow fluid & WBCs to pass from the blood to tissues   postcapillary venules  
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venules join to form   veins  
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veins are composed of 3 tunics, with a __ tunica media & __ tunica externa   thin; thick  
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veins are __ __, or capacitance vessels, that contain 65% of blood   blood reservoirs  
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veins have __ blood pressure   lower  
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