01:119:150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Circulatory System, Elastic Fiber, Blood Vessel

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Vascular system, the heart, and the blood. Arteries : carry blood away from the heart. Drains fluid from tissues and returns it to the vascular system. Middle area: lumen; where the blood flows through. Inner layer: endothelium; creates a smooth surface so that the blood can move easily through the artery. Veins : carry blood back to the heart. Wall of the vein - same structure as arteries. No movement in and out of blood in arteries and veins. Capillaries : allow for the exchange of materials that the blood is transporting. Where the nutrients enter the tissues and the wastes exit. Only lumen and endothelial layer - one cell thick. Heart artery arteriole capillary bed venule vein heart. The largest arteries have walls made of elastic tissue and smooth muscle. Pulse : wave of blood which you can measure; artery expanding and contracting;

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