PPT-Blood Vessels 1. Functions

A Serve as a conduit for blood flow B The site of exchange of nutrients and wastes 2 Structure of Vessels A All vessels except capillaries have the same basic structure Blood Vessels. . Digital . Laboratory. It’s best to view this in . Slide Show . mode, especially for the quizzes.. This module will take approximately . 40 . minutes to complete. .. Note that much of this module was presented by necessity earlier in the year, but is placed here again for completeness and reinforcement.. . Digital . Laboratory. It’s best to view this in . Slide Show . mode, especially for the quizzes.. This module will take approximately . 40 . minutes to complete. .. After completing this exercise, you should be able to:. Blood Vessels. Our Goals Today.... Explain the difference between the five types of blood vessels.. Arteries, Veins, Arterioles, . Venules. and Capillaries. Identify and give the function (including where the vessel is carrying blood from and where it is carrying blood to) of each major blood vessel. Blood Vessels: The Vascular System. Taking blood from the heart to the tissues and back. Arteries. Arterioles. Capillaries. Venules. Veins. The Vascular System. 4. Differences Between Blood Vessel Types. Learning objectives. To understand the functions of the circulatory system.. To be able to identify the differences between veins, arteries and capillaries. . To be able to identify and label the components of the heart.. SLO 2. Blood Vessels can be divided into five groups:. Arteries . Carry blood away from the heart towards tissues. The heart’s ventricles pump blood into the arteries. Blood Vessels. Arterioles. Small subdivisions of the arteries. Blood Vessels P A R T A Blood vessels and circulation Blood is carried in a closed system of vessels that begins and ends at the heart 5 types of blood vessels Arteries – carries blood away from the heart Delivery system of dynamic structures that begins and ends at the heart. Arteries: carry blood away from the heart; oxygenated except for pulmonary circulation and umbilical vessels of a fetus. Capillaries: contact tissue cells and directly serve cellular needs. It’s best to view this in . Slide Show . mode, especially for the quizzes.. This module will take approximately 40 minutes to complete.. After completing this exercise, you should be able to:.  . Distinguish, at the light microscope level, each of the following::. What are the four main components of blood?. Describe the features of a red blood cell which aids it’s transportation of oxygen. Explain the journey an oxygen molecule takes from the alveoli to respiring tissues. OBJECTIVES. LAYERS IN VASCULAR WALLS. CLASSIFICATION OF VESSELS. VARIATION IN MICROVASCULATURE. LYMPHATIC SYSTEM. Introduction. . Multicellular Organisms Need 3 Mechanisms . --------------------------------------------------------------- . General Functions of the Circulatory System Heart: The heart plays an important role because it keeps all the blood flowing in the circulatory system. The process of exercising results in the body re Learning Objectives. AO1: List the different blood vessels found in the body. . AO2: Describe the process of the redistribution f blood. . AO3: Explain the effects exercise has on the redistribution of blood. . Faculty of Medicine, Rzeszów University. Bachelor. . degree. . studies. in . Physiotherapy. , Year 2 . . 21.04.2015. . STRUCTURE. Heart- . muscle pump. Blood vessels- . closed system of channels with blood inside. .