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Human Anatomy, First Edition
McKinley & O'Loughlin
Chapter 23 : Vessels and Circulation
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Blood Vessels An efficient mode of transport for oxygen,
nutrients, and waste products to and from body tissues.
Heart is the mechanical pump that propels the blood through the vessels.
Heart and blood vessels form a closed-loop system. Blood is continuously pumped to and from the
tissues. Are not rigid and immobile. Can pulsate and change shape in accordance with
the body’s needs.
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Blood Vessels Naming:
Often share names with either the body region they traverse or the bone next to them.
Some are named for the structure they supply. Arteries and veins that travel together sometimes
share the same name. Systemic circulation
consists of the blood vessels that extend to and from the body tissues.
Pulmonary circulation consists of the vessels that take the blood to the
lungs for gas exchange. Work continuously and in tandem with each
other.
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Three Main Classes of Blood Vessels Arteries convey blood away from
the heart to the body tissues. Arteries branch, or bifurcate, into
smaller and smaller vessels (arterioles) until they feed into the capillaries, where gas and nutrient exchange occurs.
From the capillaries, veins return blood to the heart.
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Three Main Classes of Blood Vessels Arteries become progressively smaller
as they divide and get further from the heart.
Veins become progressively larger as they merge and get closer to the heart.
Anastomosis: Site where two or more vessels merge to supply the same body region. arterial anastomoses: alternate route Veins tend to form many more anastomoses
than do arteries.
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Three Main Classes of Blood Vessels End arteries
Arteries that do not form anastomoses
Only one route E.g.: renal artery, splenic artery
Functional end arteries Have small anastomoses E.g.: coronary arteries
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Blood Vessel Tunics Tunica Intima, or Tunica Interna
innermost layer composed of:
an endothelium (simple squamous epithelium) subendothelial layer (areolar CT)
Tunica Media middle layer of the vessel wall composed of:
circularly arranged smooth muscle cells Sympathetic innervation:
Increase: vasoconstriction (narrowing of the blood vessel lumen)
Decrease: vasodilation (widening of the blood vessel lumen)
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Blood Vessel TunicsTunica Externa, or Tunica Adventitia
outermost layer composed of:
areolar connective tissue that contains elastic and collagen fibers helps anchor the vessel to other tissues Term adventitia is used to specify outer layer in blood
vessels that are buried in CT Vasa vasorum : blood vessels that supply large blood
vessels In the externa
Arteries vs Veins: Media largest in arteries, externa largest in veins Lumen is smallest in arteries Artery wall have more elastic and collagen fibers
Capillaries: only the Interna
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Arteries In the systemic circulation, carry
oxygenated blood to the body tissues. Pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated
blood to the lungs. Three basic types of arteries:
elastic arteries, muscular arteries, and arterioles
as an artery’s diameter decreases corresponding decrease in the amount of elastic fibers relative increase in the amount of smooth muscle
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Capillaries Contain only the tunica intima, but this layer
consists of a basement membrane and endothelium only.
Allow gas and nutrient exchange between the blood and the body tissues to occur rapidly.
Smallest blood vessels, connect arterioles to venules.
Are called the functional units of the cardiovascular system.
A group of capillaries (10–100) functions together
and forms a capillary bed.
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The Three Basic Kinds of Capillaries Continuous capillaries
the most common type Fenestrated capillaries Sinusoids, or discontinuous capillaries
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Veins Drain capillaries and return the blood to the heart. Walls are relatively thin and the vein lumen is
larger. Systemic veins carry deoxygenated blood to the
right atrium of the heart, while pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood to the left atrium of the heart.
Blood pressure is substantially reduced by the time blood reaches the veins.
Hold about 60% of the body’s blood at rest. Veins function as blood reservoirs.
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From Venules to Veins Venules merge to form veins. Venule becomes a “vein” when its diameter is greater
than 100 micrometers. Blood pressure in veins is too low to overcome the
forces of gravity. To prevent blood from pooling in the limbs, most veins
contain one-way numerous valves to prevent blood backflow in the veins.
As blood flows superiorly in the limbs, the valves close to prevent backflow.
Numerous valves along its length to assist in moving blood back to the heart.
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From Venules to Veins
Many deep veins pass between skeletal muscle groups.
As the skeletal muscles contract, veins are squeezed to help pump the blood toward the heart.
This process is called the skeletal muscle pump.
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Blood Pressure Force/unit area blood places on the
inside wall of a blood vessel. Measures in mmHg Sphygmomanometer: device to
measure blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure Diastolic blood pressure 120/80 mmHg
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Circle of Willis An important anastomosis of arteries around the sella
turcica. Formed from posterior cerebral arteries and posterior
communicating arteries (branches of the posterior cerebral arteries), internal carotid arteries, anterior cerebral arteries, and anterior communicating arteries (which connect the two anterior cerebral arteries).
Equalizes blood pressure in the brain and can provide collateral channels should one vessel become blocked.
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Hepatic Portal System A venous network that drains the GI tract and shunts
the blood to the liver for processing and absorption of transported materials.
Blood exits the liver through hepatic veins that merge with the inferior vena cava.
Is needed because the GI tract absorbs digested nutrients, and these nutrients must be processed and/or stored in the liver.
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Pulmonary Circulation Responsible for carrying deoxygenated blood from the
right side of the heart to the lungs, and then returning the newly oxygenated blood to the left side of the heart.
Blood is pumped out of the right ventricle into the pulmonary trunk.
This vessel bifurcates into a left pulmonary artery and a right pulmonary artery that go to the lungs.
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Aging and the Cardiovascular System Heart and blood vessels become less resilient. Elastic arteries are less able to withstand the
forces from the pulsating blood. Systolic blood pressure may increase with age. Apt to develop an aneurysm, whereby part of
the arterial wall thins and balloons out. Wall is more prone to rupture, which can cause
massive bleeding and death. Incidence and severity of atherosclerosis
increases.
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Fetal Circulation Oxygenated blood from the placenta enters through the
umbilical vein. Blood is shunted away from the liver and directly toward the
inferior vena cava through the ductus venosus. Oxygenated blood in the ductus venosus mixes with
deoxygenated blood in the inferior vena cava. Blood empties into the right atrium. Most of the blood is shunted to the left atrium via the foramen
ovale. Blood flows into the left ventricle and out the aorta. A small amount of blood enters the right ventricle and
pulmonary trunk, but much of this blood is shunted to the aorta through ductus arteriosus.
Blood travels to the rest of the body, and the deoxygenated blood returns to the placenta through umbilical arteries.
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