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coronarycirculationthewalls ofthe
heartrelieve its ownsupply ofblood
supplyblood whenventricles
areat rest
eavenenear

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Pericardium toughouter delicateinnerlayer

fibrous attachesto serous double


diaphragm secures layer filled w
hearttomediastinum serousfluid
visceral
parietal
reducesfriction covers the cardio
walls ofheartconsist of heart
epicardium
myocardium majority
endocardium
arteries e s
3layersttuniositunicaadventita containssamelayers as arteries
tunicamedia unionintima buttunica adventitia isthickest
Tunica adventita is composed mainly of
elastic and collagen fibers that give
support and protection thicknessoflayers veinsaremuchthinnerthan
Tunica media is the middle and thickest varies elasticarteries arteries butlumen islarger
layer composed of elastic fibers and are muchlarger in
smooth muscle fibers, helps with appearscollapsed
regulation of diameter diameterthanmuscular
very littlegravity somuscles
Tunica intima is composed of squamous arteries must contracttopushblood
epithelium, a basement membrane, and
elastic tissue to heart

capi aries
smallestdiameter thinwalls
onlyoneRBCcanpass
atim wallaremadeofsim.s
quamous

tightjunctionsintercellularclefts
spacebetweencells fenestrations
poresinplasma Vesicles

pressure exerted by the bloodagainst vesse walls


dropssignificantly in arterioles steadilydecreases
gradient betweenaorta r atrium throughout capillariesvenules veins dropsto
causesbloodtoflowthrough the intherightatrium
systematiccirculation differenceof2areas is blood pressure
gradient between pulmonarytrunk systolic diastolic How to
1 atriumcausesbloodtoflow
take
directlytaken by insertion blood
through the pulmonarycirculation
of pressuretransducerinto pressure?
largeartery
indirectly w d pressureour
sphygmanometer whichcan
tissueperfusioninsufficient to measure systolic diastolic
provide oxygen nutrientstocellsor blood pressure usebrachial
to removewaste artery
damagetocapillariesalining thesoundsareknown
of bloodvessels as Korotkoffsounds
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