BISC276 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Pulse Pressure, Blood Vessel, Necrosis

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Hemodynamics is the means by which: blood flow is altered and distributed, by which blood pressure is regulated. Vasa vasorum: small blood vessels that supply blood to the cells of the walls of the arteries and veins: arteries: carry blood away from the heart to the tissues. The wall of an artery consists of three coat/tunics: tunica interna. Innermost layer is endothelium which is continuous through-out the entire cardiovascular system and very smooth. Usually the thickest layer and contains smooth muscle for contractility: tunic externa: Elastic (elastic tissue) and tough outer skin . When elastic vessels stretch they store mechanical energy, functioning as a pressure reservoir. Very small, almost microscopic, arteries that deliver blood to capillaries. Drain blood from capillaries into veins: veins consist of the same three tunics as arteries but are thinner. (they have less elastic tissue and smooth muscle and are therefore thinner-walled than arteries)

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