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Study Notes
Lymphatic System
- Houses lymphocytes and other immune cells that help defend the body against pathogens
- Lymphatic capillaries:
- Blind-end vessels with closed ends that collect interstitial fluid
- Not present in bone tissue
- Highly permeable, allowing easy passage of tissue fluid, proteins, and cellular debris into the lymphatic system
- Have overlapping endothelial cells that create "ap-like" valves, permitting fluid entry but preventing backflow
- Have anchoring filaments that help keep endothelial cells open, ensuring fluid entry into the lymphatic capillary
- Collecting lymphatic vessels:
- Have internal valves to ensure one-way flow of lymph towards larger lymphatic vessels and ultimately back to the bloodstream
- Anastomose (connect and merge) with each other, forming a network that facilitates the transport of lymph throughout the body
- Lymphatic trunks:
- Lumbar trunk: drains lymph from the lower limbs, pelvis, and abdominal wall
- Intestinal trunk: collects lymph from the digestive organs
- Subclavian trunk: drains lymph from the upper limbs, shoulder region, and thoracic wall
- Jugular trunk: collects lymph from the head and neck region
- Bronchomediastinal trunk: drains lymph from the thoracic viscera and thoracic wall
- Lymphatic ducts:
Blood Circulation
- Blood flow: the movement of blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system
- Blood pressure: the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels
- Systolic pressure: the highest pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular contraction (systole)
- Diastolic pressure: the lowest pressure exerted on the arterial walls during ventricular relaxation (diastole)
- Blood viscosity: the thickness or stickiness of blood, determined by the concentration of red blood cells and proteins in the plasma
- Blood vessel diameter: regulated by smooth muscle in the vessel walls
- Vasoconstriction: the narrowing of blood vessels due to contraction of smooth muscle cells in the vessel walls
- Vasodilation: the widening of blood vessels due to relaxation of smooth muscle cells in the vessel walls
Blood Vessels
- Structure:
- Lumen: the central hollow space within a blood vessel through which blood flows
- Tunica intima: the innermost layer of blood vessels, consisting of endothelial cells that provide a smooth surface for blood flow
- Tunica media: the middle layer of blood vessels, composed of smooth muscle cells and elastic fibers responsible for regulating vessel diameter and blood pressure
- Tunica externa: the outermost layer of blood vessels, primarily composed of connective tissue and collagen fibers, providing structural support and protection
- Types of blood vessels:
- Arteries: carry oxygenated blood away from the heart
- Veins: carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart
- Capillaries: tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged with the tissues
- Venous sinuses: large, thin-walled veins that serve as blood reservoirs or channels between organs
- Regulation of blood flow:
- Precapillary sphincter: a band of smooth muscle fibers located at the entrance of each capillary, regulating blood flow into capillary beds
- Vasomotor center: regulates sympathetic innervation to blood vessels, controlling their diameter and blood pressure
Cardiovascular Control
- Cardiovascular center: regulates heart rate and blood pressure through sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation
- Baroreceptors: specialized sensory receptors that detect changes in blood pressure and relay this information to the cardiovascular center
- Vasomotor center: regulates sympathetic innervation to blood vessels, controlling their diameter and blood pressure
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Learn about the structure of veins and the layers of blood vessels. Explore the lumen, tunica intima, tunica media, and tunica externa, and understand their roles in blood circulation.
