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Anatomy Bloodvessels

Summary:Thecirculatorysystemismadeupofthehearttogetherwiththebloodvessels.Theheartisthepumpwhiletheblood
vesselsmakeupacontinuouslooptosupplyallofthetissuesofthebodywithbloodcontainingnutrientsandoxygen.
Therearethreetypesofbloodvessels.
1. Arteries takesoxygenatedbloodfromthehearttothetissues
2. Capillaries smallestbloodvessels,locatedinthetissues,allowthenutrientslikeoxygentoleavetheblood
3. Veins takesdeoxygenatedbloodfromthetissuesbacktotheheart
Clinicalanatomy:
Whenadoctorwantstoexaminetheblood
1.Artery 3.Vein pressurehecanfeelthepulse.Thepulseis
Smoothmuscle Thick thepressuregeneratedbytheheartpushing
layerofsmoothmuscleto
Smoothmuscle Thinner
layerofsmoothmuscleto bloodintothearteries.Pulsescanbefeltat
allowthearteryto
maintaintheblood keepthepressurelowand variouslocationsaroundhebody.
easilyallowbloodtoenterthe
pressureandsomaintain Carotid
theflowofbloodtowards veinsafterleavingthetissues
feltjustunderthejaw.Thispulseis
thetissues easilyfeltasthearteryislargeand
Valves Becauseveinshavea closetothesurface.
Endothelialcells A thinnersmoothmusclelayerthey
thinlayerofflatsmooth cannotgenerateenoughpressureto Radial
cellsthatstoptheblood pushthebloodthereforetheyhave feltontheinsideofthewristjust
cellsfromstickingtothe valveswhichstopthebloodfrom abovethethumb.Thisisthemost
insideoftheblood movinginthewrongdirection. commonlyexaminedpulsepoint
vessel.Endothelialcells
arepresentthroughout Popliteal
thecirculation,in behindtheknee(isdifficulttofeel
arteries,veinsand
2.Capillaries asthearteryisdeepintheleg
Capillariesaremadeupentirelyofendothelialcells.They buriedundermuscle)
capillariesaswellason
haveaverythinanddelicatewallthatallowsnutrientsand
theinsideoftheheart.
oxygeninthebloodtomoveoutofthebloodandintothe Dorsalis pedis
tissues.Atthesametimethecapillariescancollectand feltoverthearchofthefrontofthe
carbondioxideandwasteproductsproducedbythetissues foot.Thisisfelttocheckbloodflow
aretakethemaway. tothelowerlimb.

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