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ANATOMY
CARDIOVASCULAR
SYSTEM
Prof. Daniel Djakiew
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL CENTER
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• Circulatory System
• Capillaries
• Structure of Larger Vessels
• Structure of Arteries
• Structure of Veins
• The Heart
• Lymphatics
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• Circulatory System
• Capillaries
• Structure of Larger Vessels
• Structure of Arteries
• Structure of Veins
• The Heart
• Lymphatics
THE VASCULAR SYSTEMS
CIRCULATORY LYMPHOID
SYSTEM SYSTEM
CARDIOVASCULAR LYMPHATIC
SYSTEM SYSTEM
Blood Lymph
Heart pump No pump
Circulates Unidirectional
HEART
A double-pump
ARTERY
Carries blood away
from the heart
VEIN
Returns blood
to the heart
CAPILLARY
Connects arterial
side to venous side,
with special
exceptions
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• Circulatory System
• Capillaries
• Structure of Larger Vessels
• Structure of Arteries
• Structure of Veins
• The Heart
• Lymphatics
CAPILLARIES
Endothelial cells
Basal lamina
Pericytes
TYPES OF CAPILLARIES
FENESTRATED
CAPILLARY
SINUSOIDAL
CAPILLARY
CAPILLARY EXCHANGE MECHANISMS
Open pores/gaps
Diffusion
Filtration
Vesicular transport
(“transcytosis”)
Transendothelial
channels
VESICULAR TRANSPORT
Adhesion
molecules
Produce
Vasoactive
compounds (NO,
endothelin)
Antithrombo-
genic factors
Metabolic
conversions
(angiotensin I to II)
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• Circulatory System
• Capillaries
• Structure of Larger Vessels
• Structure of Arteries
• Structure of Veins
• The Heart
• Lymphatics
HEART
ELASTIC
LARGE VEIN ARTERY
MEDIUM MUSCULAR
VEIN ARTERY
POSTCAPILLARY
VENULE ARTERIOLE
CAPILLARY
STRUCTURE OF ARTERIES & VEINS
ARTERY VEIN
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ARTERIES & VEINS
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• Circulatory System
• Capillaries
• Structure of Larger Vessels
• Structure of Arteries
• Structure of Veins
• The Heart
• Lymphatics
AORTA (elastin stain)
MUSCULAR ARTERIES
MUSCULAR ARTERIES
H&E Elastin
ARTERIOLE
H&E TEM
Types of
Microcirculation
1. Arteriole-
capillary bed –
venule
2. Arteriovenous
anastomosis (skin)
3. Arteriole-capillary-
arteriole (kidney)
4. Venule-capillary-
venule (liver)
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• Circulatory System
• Capillaries
• Structure of Larger Vessels
• Structure of Arteries
• Structure of Veins
• The Heart
• Lymphatics
POSTCAPILLARY/COLLECTING/MUSCULAR VENULES
MEDIUM SIZED VEIN
LARGE VEIN - Inferior Vena Cava
UNIDIRECTIONAL
BLOOD FLOW IN
VEINS
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• Circulatory System
• Capillaries
• Structure of Larger Vessels
• Structure of Arteries
• Structure of Veins
• The Heart
• Lymphatics
STRUCTURE OF THE HEART
Endocardium - homologous to
tunica intima
Myocardium - homologous to
tunica media
Epicardium - homologous to
tunica adventitia
EPICARDIUM
ENDOCARDIUM
SA node
Purkinje fibers
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
• Circulatory System
• Capillaries
• Structure of Larger Vessels
• Structure of Arteries
• Structure of Veins
• The Heart
• Lymphatics
THE VASCULAR SYSTEMS
CIRCULATORY LYMPHOID
SYSTEM SYSTEM
CARDIOVASCULAR LYMPHATIC
SYSTEM SYSTEM
LYMPHATIC VESSELS & LYMPH
NODES
FUNCTIONS:
Return excess 10%
of interstitial fluid to
blood
Transport lipids
absorbed from
intestines
Immunologic
support
LYMPHATICS