Disorders Exam 2 2026 Expert
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Arteries - ANSWER ✔✔muscular walled blood vessels, move blood
away from heart, high pressure vessels,
veins - ANSWER ✔✔thin walled, flexible, return blood to heart, rely
on skeletal muscle pump and valves, large capacity, susceptible to stasis
of blood
Arteriosclerosis - ANSWER ✔✔hardening and narrowing of arteries
atherosclerosis - ANSWER ✔✔plaque build up on arterial wall
, 2 systems of veins - ANSWER ✔✔superficial, small diameter and
deep, large diameter veins
artery tunica intima - ANSWER ✔✔basement membrane which
dilates and contract, anti-thrombotic surface
vein tunica intima - ANSWER ✔✔elastic tissue which allows it to
stretch and valve which allows blood to move forward
Arterial endothelium is responsible for (9) - ANSWER ✔✔fluid
filtration, maintains blood vessel tone, semipermeable barrier, neutrophil
chemotaxis, dilation/constriction, angiogenesis, diuresis, clot prevention
how do arteries contribute to clot prevention - ANSWER
✔✔endothelium is smooth so platelets don't stick
layers of blood vessels - ANSWER ✔✔Tunica adventitia, media, and
intima
Endothelium injury leads to - ANSWER ✔✔arteriosclerosis and
atherosclerosis
laminar flow - ANSWER ✔✔a smooth pattern of flow
turbulent flow - ANSWER ✔✔rough perpendicular flow, endothelial
injury can lead to turbulent flow, makes whooshing (bruit)