BIOL273 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Vascular Smooth Muscle, Coronary Artery Disease, Korotkoff Sounds

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Biol 273-chapter 15: blood flow and the control of blood pressure notes. Arteriole: the smallest arteries and site od variable resistance in the circulatory system. Endothelium: layer of thin epithelial cells that line the lumen of the heart and blood vessels. Vascular smooth muscle: the smooth muscle of the blood vessel. Metarterioles: arterioles that are branched into vessels. Precapillary sphincters: bands of smooth muscle that can alter blood flow through capillary beds. Pericytes: cells that form a mesh-like outer layer between the capillary endothelium and the interstitial fluid. Venules: blood flows from the capillaries into small vessels. Angiogenesis: the process by which new blood vessels develop, especially after birth. Coronary heart disease: condition in which blood flow to the myocardium is decreased by fatty deposits that narrow the lumen of the coronary arties. Systolic pressure: interaction of 2 or more hormones or drugs that yields a result that is more than additive.

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