BSC 1086C Lecture 3: Chapter 19- Blood Vessels and Circulation

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Chapter 19- anatomy & physiology of blood vessels and circulation. Right heart is the pump for the pulmonary circuit. Vessels carry blood to and from the lungs. Vessels carry the blood to and from all body tissues. Pulmonary circuit is a short, low-pressure circulation. Systemic circuit is a long circulation with much higher pressure. Arteries: carry blood away from the heart, i. e. , oxygen-rich (oxygenated) blood in the systemic circulation and oxygen-depleted (deoxygenated) in the pulmonary circulation. Veins: carry blood toward the heart, i. e, oxygen-depleted (deoxygenated) blood in the pulmonary system and oxygen-rich (oxygenated) blood in the systemic circuit. Capillaries: contact tissue cells and directly serve cellular needs. Arteries and veins: three layered walls: tunica intima, tunica media, and tunica externa, lumen: central blood-containing space. Tunica intima- endolithium lines the lumen of all vessels: in vessels larger than 1mm, a subendolithelial connective tissue basement membrane is present.

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