{"id":224,"date":"2015-08-08T17:45:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T17:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/?page_id=224"},"modified":"2025-05-15T22:23:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:23:21","slug":"objectives-2-bio-2320-blood-vessels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/biology-courses\/human-anatomy-and-physiology-ii-homepage-bio-2320\/objectives-2-bio-2320-blood-vessels\/","title":{"rendered":"Objectives-2, BIO 2320, Blood Vessels"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>B. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM &#8211; BLOOD VESSELS<\/h4>\n<p>1. Contrast arteries, veins, capillaries, arterioles, and venules.<\/p>\n<p>2. Name the 3 layers in the wall of an artery or vein.<\/p>\n<p>3. Describe the wall and function of a capillary.<\/p>\n<p>4. Describe the differences in blood velocity in large vs small blood vessels.<\/p>\n<p>5. Explain what causes a pulse.<\/p>\n<p>6. Define blood flow, blood pressure, and resistance.<\/p>\n<p>7. Name some factors that effect resistance.<\/p>\n<p>8. Name the vessel that is most important in determining resistance to blood flow.<\/p>\n<p>9. Describe the relationship of blood flow to pressure and resistance.<\/p>\n<p>10. Describe the relationship of mean arterial pressure, cardiac output, and total peripheral resistance.<\/p>\n<p>11. List the neural factors that influence arterial pressure and describe how they function.<\/p>\n<p>12. Describe the effects of angiotensin, epinephrine, and ADH on arterial pressure.<\/p>\n<p>13. Describe the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone interaction.<\/p>\n<p>14. Describe how blood volume influences arterial pressure and describe the factors that influence blood volume.<\/p>\n<p>15. Describe the measurement of blood pressure. What does systolic pressure correspond to? Diastolic pressure?<\/p>\n<p>16. Define venous return and describe influencing factors.<\/p>\n<p>17. Describe the movement of blood through veins.<\/p>\n<p>18. Describe the effects of gravity on the cardiovascular system and what compensatory mechanisms exist to counteract these effects.<\/p>\n<p>19. Describe the cardiovascular adjustments during exercise.<\/p>\n<p>20 Trace the general path of blood through the heart chambers and valves, to the lungs, and back to the heart.<\/p>\n<p>21. Explain the primary purpose of systemic circulation. Define systemic.<\/p>\n<p>22. Systemic arteries arise from what main vessel?<\/p>\n<p>23. Trace the general path of blood from the heart through the systemic circuit and back to the heart. Know the general areas these vessels serve Include the following vessels:<\/p>\n<p>ARTERIES:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/arteryabove.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-227 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/arteryabove-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"The ascending aorta emerges out of the left ventricle and makes a U-turn called the arch. The three branches from the arch are the brachiocephalic, left common carotid, and the left sublcavian arteries. It then descends towards the abdomen.\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/arteryabove-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/arteryabove.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1. Ascending aorta<\/p>\n<p>2. Aortic arch<\/p>\n<p>3. Brachiocephalic<\/p>\n<p>4. Common carotid (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>5. Subclavian (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>6. Vertebral (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>7. Basilar<\/p>\n<p>8. Circle of Willis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/willis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-232 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/willis-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"Circle of Willis is a circular pattern ensuring blood flow to the brain. It comes from the internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery, which is a joining of the two vertebral arteries.\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/willis-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/willis.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>9. External carotid (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>10. Internal carotid (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>11. Lingual (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>12. Axillary (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>13. Brachial (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>14. Ulnar (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>15. Radial (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/arterybelow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-228 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/arterybelow-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"Arteries below the diaphragm are based on the descending aorta. It ends by branching into the two common iliac arteries.\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/arterybelow-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/arterybelow.jpg 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>16. Descending aorta<\/p>\n<p>17. Celiac<\/p>\n<p>18. Hepatic<\/p>\n<p>19. Left gastric<\/p>\n<p>20. Splenic<\/p>\n<p>21. Superior mesenteric<\/p>\n<p>22. Suprarenal (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>23. Renal (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>24. Testicular (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>25. Ovarian (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>26. Inferior mesenteric<\/p>\n<p>27. Lumbars<\/p>\n<p>28. Common iliac (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>29. Middle sacral<\/p>\n<p>30. Internal iliac (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>31. External iliac (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>32. Femoral (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>33. Popliteal (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>34. Anterior &amp; Posterior Tibial (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>VEINS:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/veinabove.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-230 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/veinabove-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"Veins above the diaphragm are based on the superior vena cava which is formed by the joining of the two brachiocephalic veins.\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/veinabove-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/veinabove.jpg 527w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1. Superior vena cava<\/p>\n<p>2. Inferior vena cava<\/p>\n<p>3. Brachiocephalic (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>4. Internal jugular (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>5. External jugular (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>6. Subclavian (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>7. Axillary (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>8. Cephalic (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>9. Brachial (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>10. Basilic (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>11. Azygos<\/p>\n<p>12. Hemiazygos<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/veinbelow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-231 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/veinbelow-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"Veins below the diaphragm are based on the inferior vena cava which is formed from the joining of the two common iliac arteries.\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/veinbelow-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/veinbelow.jpg 516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>13. Common iliac (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>14. Hepatic<\/p>\n<p>15. Hepatic portal<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/hepaticportal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-229 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/hepaticportal-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"The hepatic portal vein takes digestive blood into the liver for filtering\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/hepaticportal-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/hepaticportal.jpg 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>16. Superior mesenteric<\/p>\n<p>17. Pancreatic<\/p>\n<p>18. Gastric<\/p>\n<p>19. Inferior mesenteric<\/p>\n<p>20. Splenic<\/p>\n<p>21. Suprarenal (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>22. Renal (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>23. Ovarian (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>24. Testicular (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>25. Internal iliac (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>26. External iliac (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>27. Femoral (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>28. Popliteal (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>29. Anterior &amp; Posterior Tibial (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<p>30. Great saphenous (R&amp;L)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>24. Describe the purpose of the hepatic portal circulation.<\/p>\n<p>25. Name the fetal blood vessel that contains the highest concentration of oxygen.<\/p>\n<p>26. Trace the path of blood in the fetus from the right atrium to the placenta and back to the right atrium. Explain how the fetal lungs and liver are bypassed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/fetalcirc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-226 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/fetalcirc-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fetal circulation has a bypass of the liver called the ductus venosus and two bypasses of the lungs called the foramen ovale and the ductus arteriosus\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/fetalcirc-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2015\/08\/fetalcirc.jpg 561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some comments on these blood vessel pathways:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2021\/02\/arteries-above-with-comments.pdf\">arteries above with comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2021\/02\/arteries-below-with-comments.pdf\">arteries below with comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2021\/02\/veins-above-with-comments.pdf\">veins above with comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/haysc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/150\/2021\/02\/veins-below-with-comments.pdf\">veins below with comments<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B. 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