BIOM 3200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13-14: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Vascular Smooth Muscle, Mean Arterial Pressure

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By the end of this unit you should be able to: define and identify the different layers in a blood vessel, describe the forces that determine blood flow through the vascular system (arteries, capillaries and veins). Identify factors that determine cardiac output and explain the mechanisms: explain venous return and list factors that affect blood return to the heart, describe the starling forces that determine exchange across capillary membranes. The thick muscle layer of the arteries allows them to transport blood ejected from the heart under high pressure. The thinner muscle layer of veins allows them to distend when an increased amount of blood enters them, and their one way valves ensure that blood flows back to the heart. Capillaries facilitate the rapid exchange of materials between the blood and interstitial fluid. The whole point of the circulatory system is to transport blood from the heart to all living cells of the body.

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