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    The circulatory system consists of the heart and blood vessels. The heart pumps blood through three types of vessels: arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to tissues; capillaries allow nutrients and oxygen to leave blood and waste to enter blood; and veins return deoxygenated blood from tissues to the heart. Arteries have thick smooth muscle to maintain blood pressure and flow, while veins have thinner smooth muscle and valves to prevent backflow. Pulses can be felt where arteries are close to the skin surface, and indicate heart-pumped blood pressure in the vessels.

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    The circulatory system consists of the heart and blood vessels. The heart pumps blood through three types of vessels: arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to tissues; capillaries allow nutrients and oxygen to leave blood and waste to enter blood; and veins return deoxygenated blood from tissues to the heart. Arteries have thick smooth muscle to maintain blood pressure and flow, while veins have thinner smooth muscle and valves to prevent backflow. Pulses can be felt where arteries are close to the skin surface, and indicate heart-pumped blood pressure in the vessels.

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    Module 1 - Blood Vessel Anatomy - 0

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    The circulatory system consists of the heart and blood vessels. The heart pumps blood through three types of vessels: arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to tissues; capillaries allow nutrients and oxygen to leave blood and waste to enter blood; and veins return deoxygenated blood from tissues to the heart. Arteries have thick smooth muscle to maintain blood pressure and flow, while veins have thinner smooth muscle and valves to prevent backflow. Pulses can be felt where arteries are close to the skin surface, and indicate heart-pumped blood pressure in the vessels.

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    Anatomy Bloodvessels

    Summary:Thecirculatorysystemismadeupofthehearttogetherwiththebloodvessels.Theheartisthepumpwhiletheblood
    vesselsmakeupacontinuouslooptosupplyallofthetissuesofthebodywithbloodcontainingnutrientsandoxygen. Therearethreetypesofbloodvessels. 1. Arteries takesoxygenatedbloodfromthehearttothetissues 2. Capillaries smallestbloodvessels,locatedinthetissues,allowthenutrientslikeoxygentoleavetheblood 3. Veins takesdeoxygenatedbloodfromthetissuesbacktotheheart

    Clinicalanatomy:

    1.Artery
    Smoothmuscle Thick
    layerofsmoothmuscleto allowthearteryto maintaintheblood pressureandsomaintain theflowofbloodtowards thetissues

    3.Vein
    Smoothmuscle Thinner
    layerofsmoothmuscleto keepthepressurelowand easilyallowbloodtoenterthe veinsafterleavingthetissues

    Whenadoctorwantstoexaminetheblood pressurehecanfeelthepulse.Thepulseis thepressuregeneratedbytheheartpushing bloodintothearteries.Pulsescanbefeltat variouslocationsaroundhebody. Carotid


    feltjustunderthejaw.Thispulseis easilyfeltasthearteryislargeand closetothesurface.

    Valves Becauseveinshavea Endothelialcells A thinlayerofflatsmooth cellsthatstoptheblood cellsfromstickingtothe insideoftheblood vessel.Endothelialcells arepresentthroughout thecirculation,in arteries,veinsand capillariesaswellason theinsideoftheheart.
    thinnersmoothmusclelayerthey cannotgenerateenoughpressureto pushthebloodthereforetheyhave valveswhichstopthebloodfrom movinginthewrongdirection.

    Radial
    feltontheinsideofthewristjust abovethethumb.Thisisthemost commonlyexaminedpulsepoint

    Popliteal

    2.Capillaries
    Capillariesaremadeupentirelyofendothelialcells.They haveaverythinanddelicatewallthatallowsnutrientsand oxygeninthebloodtomoveoutofthebloodandintothe tissues.Atthesametimethecapillariescancollectand carbondioxideandwasteproductsproducedbythetissues aretakethemaway.

    behindtheknee(isdifficulttofeel asthearteryisdeepintheleg buriedundermuscle)

    Dorsalis pedis
    feltoverthearchofthefrontofthe foot.Thisisfelttocheckbloodflow tothelowerlimb.

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