Blood+vessels

By: Kimanh Nguyen

Blood vessels are tubular structures that carry blood through the tissues and organs.



It involves:
 * 1) Connective tissue
 * 2) Smooth muscle
 * 3) Endothelium
 * 4) Artery
 * 5) Arteriole
 * 6) Capillary
 * 7) Vein
 * 8) Valve

Functions: v Connective tissue v Smooth muscle v Endothelium v Artery v Arteriole v Vein v Valve
 * Ø Connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues/organ
 * § In the gut and other internal organs
 * § Not under voluntary control
 * Ø Muscle tissue in which the contractile fibrils/filaments are not highly ordered
 * Ø Forms a single layer of cells that lines various organs/cavities of the body
 * Ø Carries blood away from the heart
 * Ø Carries oxygen and nutrients out into the body
 * Ø Small branch of an artery leading into the capillaries
 * Ø Carries blood from the body back to the heart
 * Ø A structure in the heart with a flap to insure a one-way flow of fluid through it