KINE 2011 Study Guide - Interventricular Septum, Meninges, Downtown Omaha

• School: York University
• Department: Kinesiology & Health Science
• Course: KINE 2011
• Professor: all

Document Summary

The two basic types of blood vessels: arteries carry blood away from the heart, veins carry blood back to the heart, most artereies carry blood high in oxygen except for pulomonary artereies, most veins carry blood low in oxygen except for pulmonary veins, great vessells arteries + veins entering + leaving heart, because of there relatively large diameter, heart"s anatomy ensures the unidirectional flow of blood through it, backflow of blood prevented by valves, heart acts like two side by side pumps which works at the same rate and pump same volume of blood; 1) directs blood to lungs for, heart develops blood pressure( force of blood pushing against inside walls of the vessels min b. p essential for pushing blood thru gas exchange, 2) directs blood to body tissues for nutrient + respiratory gas delivery. blood vessels) from alternate cycles of heart wall contraction + relaxation.