MEDT200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mitral Valve, Aortic Valve, Cardiac Arrhythmia

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Course: MEDT200
• Professor: Mc Lane Mary Ann

Document Summary

Delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells of body tissue. Oxygen containing vessels often displayed red / blood containing vessels displayed blue. Blue color is more actually a reddish/bluish color because oxygen is still associated with it. Every artery has a companion vein that travels with it. Blood vessels that lead away from the heart. Thick walled greater amount of muscle. Blood vessels that lead towards the heart. Only blood vessels that have valves in them. Important to help move blood in one direction. Only point of exchange for oxygen and nutrients into body cells and waste products from body cells. Pulmonary artery (lung) major artery in heart. Aorta (behind the heart) largest artery in the body. Brachial artery major artery in the arm. Radial major artery in the lower arm. Tibial major artery in the lower leg. Dorsal pedis major artery in the foot. Vena cava two largest veins bringing blood back to the heart.