Circulatory System

presentation player overlay
1 / 22
About This Presentation
Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: Circulatory System


1
Circulatory System
  • VS 223
  • Dr. Noland

2
With what words will you describe this heart so
as not to fill a book Leonardo da Vinci
3
Flow of Blood
  • The circulatory system is a continuous closed
    system with high pressure and low pressure
    portions

4
(No Transcript)
5
Layers of Heart Tisssue
  • Endocardium
  • Myocardium
  • Epicardium- Visceral Pericardium
  • Parietal Pericardium

6
(No Transcript)
7
Intercalated Disks- Gap Junctions Desmosomes
8
(No Transcript)
9
(No Transcript)
10
Arteries- thick walled contain smooth muscle
11
(No Transcript)
12
(No Transcript)
13
Capallaries No smooth muscle 7 um diameter No
cell more than two cell widths from capillary
(.005) 5 of circulating blood in
capillaries Permeability of capillaries
vary Liver - Brain
14
(No Transcript)
15
(No Transcript)
16
(No Transcript)
17
Lymph contains fat and proteins being returned
to the venous system Lacteals-
lymphatic vessels draining the digestive
tract Afferent Vessels Efferent Vessels
18
(No Transcript)
19
Cortex Medulla
20
(No Transcript)
21
(No Transcript)
22
Functions
  • Adult
  • Store RBCs
  • Produce lymphocytes
  • Store iron
  • Destroy worn out RBCs
  • Fetus
  • Produce RBCs
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com