SYSTEMIC VESSELS - from left ventricle and back to the right atrium
Three TUNICS OF BLOOD VESSELS
BLOOD VESSELS OF THE PULMONARY
BLOOD VESSELS OF THE SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION - ARTERIES
ARTERIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
COMMON CAROTID ARTERY - internal and external
ARTERIES OF THE UPPER LIMBS
THORACIC AORTA AND ITS BRANCHES
ABDOMINAL AORTA AND ITS BRANCHES
ARTERIES OF THE LOWER LIMBS
BLOOD VESSELS OF THE SYSTEMIC
Two. SUPERFICIAL VEIN - drain the superficial structure of the upper limbs
VEINS OF THE ABDOMEN AND PELVIS
PORTAL SYSTEM - Vascular system; has no pumping mechanism
VEINS OF THE LOWER LIMBS SUPERFICIAL VEINS:
PHYSIOLOGY OF CIRCULATION FUNCTION OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM:
BLOOD PRESSURE - measure of the force of blood exerted against the blood vessel walls
PRESSURE AND RESISTANCE - if blood vessels constrict, resistance to blood flow increases and blood flow decreases
CAPILLARY EXCHANGE - most exchange across the wall of the capillary occurs by DIFFUSION
REGULATION OF ARTERIAL PRESSURE
BARORECEPTOR REFLEXES - respond to stretch in arteries caused by an increase in pressure
EFFECTS OF AGING ON THE BLOOD VESSELS ARTERIOSCLEROSIS - arteries become narrowed and blood flow decreases