ANTR 350 1st Edition Lecture 30Outline of Last Lecture I. General circulationII. Pulmonary circulationIII. Pulmonary arteriesIV. Pulmonary veinsOutline of Current Lecture II. Systemic circuitIII. Veins IV. Portal systemCurrent Lecture-systemic circuit-veins carry blood towards the heart-have highly variable branching pattern-slow flow-high volume-veins more distensible than arteries-normal 60-70% of all blood is in body is contained within the venous sytem-majority of blood is on the venous side-veins-body has 2 systems of veins that are connected together by communicating veins-valves allow blood to flow from the superficial veins into the deep veins-failure of these valves to function properly is a cause of varicose veins-portal system-portal hypertension: blockage of the portal systemThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-can result in caput medussae-blood reroutes through the superficial veins of the
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