Cardiovascular System II: Blood Vessel Structure and Function

Cardiovascular System II: The Vascular Highway

Introduction

Concept 1: Blood Vessel Structure and Function

Practice (2 pages)
Review (2 pages)

Concept 2: Pulmonary and Systemic Circuits
Practice (2 pages)
Review (1 page)

Concept 3: Capillary Function
Practice (1 page)
Review (2 pages)

Concept 4: Blood Pressure
Practice (1 page)
Review (1 page)

Concept 1: Blood Vessel Structure and Function

Blood vessels form a tubular network throughout the body that allows blood to flow from the heart to every body cell and then back to the heart.

• The three types of blood vessels are arteries, capillaries, and veins.

• Each blood vessel consists of a layered wall surrounding a central blood-containing space, or lumen.