Blood Vessels
Name the three layers of a vein from deep to superficial.
1. Tunica interna
2. Tunica media
3. Tunica externa
What is the bodies largest artery?
Aorta
During ventricular contraction arterial pressure is at its
highest and it called...?
systolic pressure
What two blood vessels are connected by a continuous capillary from Z-A?
1. Venules
2. Arterioles
Veins from the lower body drain into the...?
inferior vena cava
Blood pressure is determined by? Two answers in alphabetical order.
1. cardiac output
2. peripheral resistance
Arterial pressure depends on? Four answers in alphabetical order.
1. blood viscosity
2. blood volume
3. heart action
4. resistance to flow
External iliac arteries lead into
the legs, where they become these four arteries from superior to inferior.
1. femoral arteries
2. popliteal arteries
3. anterior tibial arteries
4. posterior tibial arteries
What are the four main valve pumps in alphabetical order?
1. abdominal pump
2. peripheral valves
3. skeletal muscle antagonistic pump
4. thoracic pump
What are the four pressures associated with the blood capillary any order?
1. BCHP
2. THP
3. BCOP
4. TOP
What are the three branches of the aorta in alphabetical order?
1. Left common carotid artery
2. left subclavian artery,
3. right brachiocephalic trunk
What are the two main anastomoses present that we discussed? Any order.
1. circle of willis
2. coronary circulation
What are the three types of capillaries and where are they found from most common to least common?
1. Continuous: most common, found in brain, lungs, muscles, least permeable
2. Fenestrated: leakier than continuous, found in secretory organs and intestinal villi
3. Sinusoidal: contain large spaces that allow entire cells through, found in liver, spleen, bone marrow, and endocrine glands
What are blood vessels that return low-oxygen blood from your liver back to the heart.
Hepatic Veins
Name the two tributaries of the hepatic portal vein in any order.
1. splenic vein
2. superior mesenteric vein