Tunics
Circulation
Capillaries & Veins
Fetal Circulation
Disorders
100
The three tunics from superficial to deep
What are tunica externa, tunica media, and tunica intima
100
The first type of vessels encountered by blood directly out of the heart
What are elastic arteries
100
The most common type of capillary
What are continuous capillaries
100
The source of oxygen for a fetus
What is the placenta
100
Stretched out veins
What are varicose veins
200
This tunic is thickest in arteries
What is tunica media
200
These vessels receive blood from elastic arteries
What are muscular arteries
200
These structures prevent backflow in veins
What are valves
200
This structure allows the umbilical vein to bypasse the liver in a fetus
What is the ductus venosus
200
A stroke is also known as this
What is a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
300
Capillaries are only made of this tunic
What is tunica intima
300
Capillaries receive blood from these vessels
What are arterioles
300
The three locations of sinusoid capillaries
What is bone marrow, spleen, & liver
300
This structure used to be the umbilical vein bringing back oxygenated blood from the placenta
What is the ligamentum teres or round ligament
300
A clot that travels to the brain
What is an embolus
400
This tunic is thickest in veins
What is tunica externa
400
This is the site of diapedesis
What are venuoles
400
The type of capillary found around the small intestine
What are fenestrated capillaries
400
These two modifications allow fetal circulation to bypass the pulmonary circuit
What are the foramen ovale and the ductus arteriosus
400
Varicose veins in anorectal region
What are hemerrhoids
500
Tunica media is made of this type of tissue
What is smooth muscle
500
The inferior and superior vena cavae are examples of these
What are large veins
500
This system of veins goes through the liver to remove toxins before supplying blood to your entire system
What is the hepatic portal system
500
The medial umbilical ligaments used to be these in the fetus
What are the umbilical arteries
500
A stretched out artery that could lead to rapid death if ruptured
What is an aneurysm
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