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The cardiovascular
system
is a closed system
circulates blood throughout the body
There are two groups of blood vessels:
one supplies the lungs (the pulmonary circuit)
other supplies the rest of the body (the systemic
circuit)
relatively small
begins at the pulmonary valve and ends at the
entrance to the left atrium
Pulmonary arteries that branch from the
pulmonary trunk carry blood to the lungs for
gas exchange
VASA
Two type :
Vasa sanguena
Vasa lymphatica
Vasa sanguena
Consist of :
arteria
vena
kapiler
Size
aorta
arteri
arteriola
vena cava
vena
venula
Distinguishing
Arteries from
Veins ??
Blood Vessels
Capillaries : + 16 millions
Venules
: + 4 millions
Veins
: hundreds
Vena cava : superior & inferior
Arteries
contractility)
tunica externa
Medium: muscular/distributing
arteries
Arterioles
Capillaries
Venules
vein
Distinguishing Arteries
from Veins
In general, the walls of arteries are thicker.
The media of an artery contains more smooth muscle and
elastic fibers
2. When not opposed by blood pressure, arterial walls contract;
when seen on dissection arteries appear smaller , but relatively
thick and strong, they retain their circular shape in section.
Cut veins tend to collapse, often look flattened or grossly
distorted
3. The endothelial lining of an artery cannot contract, so when an
artery constricts, the endothelium is thrown into folds that give
arterial sections a pleated appearance. The lining of a vein
lacks these folds
1.
capillaries
continuous capillaries
fenestrated capillaries
sinusoids
capillary bed or capillary plexus
capillaries
Continuous
capillaries
Fenestrated
capillaries
Sinusoids
An Overview of
the Systemic
Arterial System