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Question 1

Capillaries drain into

Answer 1

Venules

Question 2

Venules drain into

Answer 2

Veins

Question 3

Blood Flow is described as the

Answer 3

Amount of blood flowing through either entire circuit or particular organ system

Question 4

At rest, how is blood flow?

Answer 4

Constant

Question 5

How is blood flow in general?

Answer 5

It varies per activity

Question 6

How fast blood flows through a blood vessel changes with the

Answer 6

Cross-sectional area of a blood vessel

Question 7

Which blood vessels have the highest cross-sectional area?

Answer 7

Capillaries

Question 8

As cross-sectional area goes up, what happens?

Answer 8

Velocity goes down

Question 9

What is blood pressure?

Answer 9

The force that blood is exerting on a blood vessel

Question 10

Which measurement is the higher value within blood pressure?

Answer 10

The Systole

Question 11

What causes for the Systole to be of higher value?

Answer 11

Ventricles are contracting and there is maximum pressure

Question 12

The diastole is the lower value. Why is it lower?

Answer 12

Arteries are recoiled, hence, lower pressure

Question 13

Blood pressure is a pressure gradient responsible for

Answer 13

Propelling blood throughout the body