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The Cardiovascular System. Michael Hall PhD. University of California Los Angeles. cailey@ucla.edu. The Cardiovascular System. pulmonary artery. pulmonary vein. vena cava. Epithelium and Endothelium. Types of Epithelium. Endothelium is a specialized simple
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The Cardiovascular System Michael Hall PhD. University of California Los Angeles
The Cardiovascular System pulmonary artery pulmonary vein vena cava
Types of Epithelium Endothelium is a specialized simple squamous epithelium
Endothelium lines all blood vessels Endothelium Smooth muscle
Head and arms SVC Aorta R. lung L. lung LA RA LV Septum RV IVC Trunk and legs
Epicardium The Heart Wall Epicardium Myocardium Myocardium Fluid space Endocardium Pericardium Endocardium Inside Atrium
Heart valve Valve E F Valve E chordae tendinae
Heart valves and supporting fibrous skeleton Valves Fibrous skeleton Cardiac muscle (myocardium)
Endocardium Purkinje cells make up the Purkinje fibers, which constitute part of the conducting system of the heart Cardiac muscle fibers
Conducting system of the heart Bundle of His
Organization of Cardiac Muscle Intercalated disc Intercalated disk myofibrils endomysium myofiber
Structure of a Cardiac Muscle Sarcomere Electron Micrograph Diagram
I-band Z-disk A-band sarcomere Cardiac Muscle
ID CT N Branching fibers Cardiac Muscle
Z-disk Fiber1 Fiber 2 Fiber 4 Fiber 3 Structure of intercalated disc of cardiac muscle
Small Artery with Smooth Muscle in tunica media Endothelium
The distributing portion of the cardiovascular system The arteries and veins
General Structure of Artery and Vein T. Intima: Endothelium + Subendothelium + Elastic lamina T. Media: Smooth muscle Collagen Elastica T. Adventitia: Collagen Elastica Vasavasorum
Elastic (conducting) artery (eg aorta) Muscular (distributing) artery (eg renal, splenic)
Elastic (conducting) artery T. intima T. media T. intima elastic laminae IEL T adventitia T. media Muscular (distributing) artery EEL T adventitia
Arteriole and venule V IEL A
Atherosclerosis: deposition of fat in the intima layer Leading cause of death in industrialized nations Death results from occlusion or rupture of arteries Prevalence is close to 100%
Capillaries Continuous Fenestrated Sinusoidal
Types of capillaries Continuous Fenestrated Sinusoidal
Capillary blood flow A-V anastomosis
Capillary functions • Selective permeability barrier: • Exchange of nutrients • Metabolic functions: • Effect on blood flow • Antithrombogenic effect: • Prevention of blood clotting
Large vein eg. vena cava Medium vein t. a t. a t. m t. m t. i t. i
Large vein TA TM Arterioles small vein/venule Small artery Venule
Contraction of skeletal and smooth muscle aid in the return of blood to the heart. Valves prevent backflow