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| − | + | Arterioles, [[Artery|Arteries]], [[Vein|Veins]], Venules and [[Capillary|Capillaries]] are the five [[Blood vessels|blood vessels]] which make up the circulatory system. | |
| − | < | + | Arterioles are tubes of [[Endothelial cells|endothelial cells]] which are enclosed by [[Smooth muscle cells|smooth muscle cells]] and [[Connective tissue|connective tissue]] cells. They have a thick muscular wall, narrow [[Lumen|lumen]] and are small in size being only a few millimetres long<ref>Rhoades, R. A., and Bell, D. R. (2009). Physiology; Principles for Clinical Medicine; 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, A Wolters Kluwer business.</ref>. A variety of chemical and electrical impulses are acknowledged by arterioles<ref>Weber,C.(2014)Arterioles.20 May 2014.about health:Blog.Available from http://highbloodpressure.about.com/od/highbloodpressure101/p/circ_art3.htm [Accessed:25 Nov 2014].</ref>. |
| − | + | <sup></sup>Their main functions are: | |
| − | + | #To control the flow of blood to certain regions of an organ or particular tissue | |
| + | #To distributer blood within the [[Capillary|capillary]] network<ref>Khurana, I. (2008). Essentials of Medical Physiology. Noida: Elsevier.</ref>. | ||
| − | + | They are able to increase [[Resistance|resistance]] and therefore decrease blood flow by [[Vasoconstriction|vasoconstriction]] and can also decrease resitance and therefore increase [[Blood|blood]] flow by vasodilation of their walls<ref>Rhoades, R. A., and Bell, D. R. (2009). Physiology; Principles for Clinical Medicine; 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, A Wolters Kluwer business.</ref>. | |
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Latest revision as of 09:14, 6 December 2016
Arterioles, Arteries, Veins, Venules and Capillaries are the five blood vessels which make up the circulatory system.
Arterioles are tubes of endothelial cells which are enclosed by smooth muscle cells and connective tissue cells. They have a thick muscular wall, narrow lumen and are small in size being only a few millimetres long[1]. A variety of chemical and electrical impulses are acknowledged by arterioles[2].
Their main functions are:
- To control the flow of blood to certain regions of an organ or particular tissue
- To distributer blood within the capillary network[3].
They are able to increase resistance and therefore decrease blood flow by vasoconstriction and can also decrease resitance and therefore increase blood flow by vasodilation of their walls[4].
References
- ↑ Rhoades, R. A., and Bell, D. R. (2009). Physiology; Principles for Clinical Medicine; 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, A Wolters Kluwer business.
- ↑ Weber,C.(2014)Arterioles.20 May 2014.about health:Blog.Available from http://highbloodpressure.about.com/od/highbloodpressure101/p/circ_art3.htm [Accessed:25 Nov 2014].
- ↑ Khurana, I. (2008). Essentials of Medical Physiology. Noida: Elsevier.
- ↑ Rhoades, R. A., and Bell, D. R. (2009). Physiology; Principles for Clinical Medicine; 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, A Wolters Kluwer business.
