BIOL 2213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Extracellular Fluid, Venule, Natriuretic Peptide

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Smooth muscle responsible for vasoconstriction: regulates flow (where the blood goes in the body) and blood pressure (constrict blood vessels: volume of container that the blood is in will increase) Cardiac output also regulates flow and blood pressure. Capillaries: link arteries to veins and is the location of where exchange of materials between the blood and tissues occurs; endothelial lining. Walls of arteries are thicker than the veins (because arteries have higher pressure than in the veins) Endothelial cells line both the arteries and the veins / epithelium lines the blood vessels. Veins have flaps of tissue on inside: passive process using one way valves, how blood goes through veins. Pressure drops as you move away from the heart. Pulmonary circulation pressure is much lower than systemic circulation because it"s not going as far & because lungs can"t tolerate high blood pressure. Elastic arteries: aorta / big arteries leaving the heart.

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