ppt课件-blood pressure- fort lewis college（血压-路易斯堡大学）.pptVIP

* Goal of the Cardiovascular System: deliver blood to all parts of the body Does so by using different types of tubing, attached to a pulsatile pump Elastic arteries Muscular arteries Arterioles Capillaries Venuoles Veins Distribution system broken up into areas called vascular beds Skin Digestive (splanchnic) Muscle Structure of vasculature changes in response to different needs Why does blood flow through this closed circuit? Blood flows down a pressure gradient The absolute value of the pressure is not important to flow, but the difference in pressure (DP or gradient) is important to dete