Arteries

1
Arteries Veins and Capillaries
Fig. 20.2
2
Arterial Walls Stained for Elastin
from Fig. 20.1
from Fawcett, Histology
3
Arterial Pressure Changes During the Cardiac
Cycle
MAP diastolic P 1/3(systolic P diastolic P)
Fig. 19.20
note Blood flow to the tissues is continuous.
4
Pressure Changes in Systemic Circulation
Fig. 20.10
?P Q x R
5

• Arteriosclerosis
• age
• atherosclerosis

6
Veins
Fig. 20.1
7
Effects of Gravity
Ganong Fig. 30-16
from Fig. 20.2
Fig. 20.19
8
Capillaries
continuous
Fig. 18.4
fenestrated
discontinuous
Hepatic
Fig. 30.13 Ganong
Figs. 20.5-7