BIO 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Tunica Intima, Superior Vena Cava, Tunica Media

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Sa-node: pacemaker, located at junction of atrium and superior vena cava, superior to the tricuspid valves, innervated by sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers, causes atria to contract, beats 60-100 bpm, stands for p-wave. Endothelium: controls filtration and permeability, vasomotion= stimulates vascular relaxation and constriction, clotting, inflammation. Vary in thickness depending on thickness or absence of one or more of these layers: arteries. Carry blood flow from heart to all parts of the body. Walls are formed of elastic connective tissue, fibrous connective tissue, and smooth muscle. Connective channels that connect arterioles and capillaries. When the diameter of lumen becomes less than . 5mm. Regulate blood flow into capillaries by vasoconstriction: stops blood flow into capillaries vasodilation, allows blood flow into capillaries. Thick smooth muscle layer determines resistance of blood as it flows through systemic circulation. Relax: smooth muscle relaxes allowing more blood flow in lumen (vasodilation) Channel blood flow from capillaries to the heart.

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