[Physiology 2130] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (90 pages long)

• School: Western University
• Department: Physiology
• Course: Physiology 2130
• Professor: Anita Woods

Document Summary

Heart excluded, circulatory system only refers to blood vessels. Includes the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs. Exchange of gases between atmosphere and blood. Rv (blood low in o2 and high in co2) -> pulmonary artery -> pulmonary capillaries (blood picks up o2 from air and removes some of co2) -> venules -> pulmonary vein -> la -> lv -> systemic circulation. All the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the rest of the body. Lv -> aorta -> arteries -> arterioles -> capillaries (o2 and nutrients pass into tissues, co2 and waste products taken up into blood) -> venules -> veins -> ra -> rv -> pulmonary circulation. 70% contained in the veins (why they"re called the. 5% in capillaries (but largest total cross sectional area, makes for efficient substance exchange between blood and tissues: blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood (o2 and nutrients, blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood (co2 and waste)