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Arterial (Quiz 1) Flashcards

1
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Label a waveform

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…..

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2
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What does the end diastolic flow demonstrate?

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It shows the direction blood is moving - where it is going

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3
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What does the spectral window demonstrate?

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If it is clean, it is laminar flow

If not, it’s turbulent flow

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What happens to the upstroke if there is a blockage between the heart and sample position?

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it becomes longer

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5
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What is fluid energy?

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blood always moves from an area of high energy to an area of lower energy.

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Name the types of pressure.

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dynamic, hydrostatic, and static

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7
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Describe each type of pressure.

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dynamic: changing pressure due to heart pumping
hydrostatic: created by weight of gravity on fluid column
static: exists throughout the body based on fluid balance of what’s in the vessel and soft tissue

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What is Bernoulli’s Principle?

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when a fluid flows without a change in velocity from one point to another, the total energy content remains constant, providing no frictional losses

if velocity remains constant from one point to another, so does the energy

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What does Bernoulli’s Principle demonstrate?

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velocity and pressure are inversely related.

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10
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Where does turbulent flow happen?

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When narrowing, blocking or a vessel branches

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11
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What is viscosity?

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the friction that exists between bordering layers of fluid

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12
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How is viscosity related to velocity?

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inversely related

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13
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What is a hydraulic filter?

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converts the pulsatile output of the heart to a steady flow through the capillaries
(triphasic waveform comes from hydraulic filter property)

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14
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How is energy lost?

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through friction and inertia

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15
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What is friction?

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energy lost in form of heat

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16
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How is energy lost through inertia?

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when a vessel branches or bifurcates, energy will be lost at branch points
(more severe branching angle, the more turbulent flow)

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17
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What are the relationship properties with velocity and flow?

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V = Q/A
velocity is directly related to flow
velocoty is inversely related to area
(flow is constant because of closed system)

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18
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As the total cross-sectional area increases throughout the body, what happens to blood velocity?

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decreases
the farther distal, the lower the velocity will be because of the greater cross-sectional area and energery loss (over time)

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19
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What does Poiseuille’s Law demonstrate?

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radius and pressure change is directly related to flow

viscosity is inversely related to flow

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20
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Describe the resistance equation

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resistance is equal to the pressure drop divided by flow

resistance is inversely related to radius/diameter
blood vessel length is virtually constant as is blood viscosity

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21
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What is vascular impedance?

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resistance offered by a peripheral vascular bed to pulsatile flow

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22
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Describe low resistance patterns.

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dilated distal arteriolar bed, antegrade flow, typical of vessels that supply organs

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Describe high resistance patterns.

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slight vasoconstriction, antegrade and retrograde flow, typically found in vessels that perfuse muscles

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24
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Regulation of blood flow into the distal tissue beds is regulated primarily by what?

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arterioles

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25
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What causes vasodilation in a high resistance vessel?

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exercise
decreases resistance
same occurs in SMA

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26
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What is a stenosis?

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an abnormal or pathologic narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular structure

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27
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What causes most of the energy loss in a vessel?

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changes in vessel radius
small change in radius results in large changes in resistance/viscous energy losses

inertial energy loss occurs at the entrace and exit of a stenosis

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28
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What is a critical stenosis?

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degree of narrowing at which pressure and flow begin to be affected
typically occurs when cross-sectional area has been reduced by 75%

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29
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What is a tandem lesion?

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more than one plaque in a row (blood hasn’t exited one stenosis when another stenosis occurs)

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30
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Where do athersclerotic changes typically occur?

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at branch points and bifurcations

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31
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What is a collateral?

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when blood flow is totally occluded, blood will find another way (rerouted)
collateral flow is a sign of blockage

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32
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Describe the normal electrical pathway of the heart.

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SA node - interatrial pathways - atria - internodal pathways - AV junction(AV node to bundle of HIS) - left bundle branch - right bundle branch - purkinje fibers

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33
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Label the waves of one heart beat.

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….

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34
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What does the P wave represent?

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atrial depolarization

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35
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What does the QRS complex represent?

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ventricular depolarization

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36
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What does the T wave represent?

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ventricular repolarization or the recovery phase

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37
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What is considered a normal heart rhythm?

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cardiac cycles of equal length(regular), similiar waveforms, equal number of p waves and QRS complexes

38
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What are the four classifications of arrhythmias?

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sinus, atrial, junctional, and ventricular

39
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What is a sinus arrhythmia?

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disturbances arising in the SA node

the heart can speed up or slow down

40
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What is an atrial arrhythmia?

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disturbances arising in the aorta

41
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What is a junctional arrhythmia?

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disturbances arising in the AV node

42
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What is ventricular arrhythmia?

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disturbances arising in the ventricles

ventricular contraction is effected

43
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What is classified as a minor arrhythmia?

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not of immediate concern; do not affect circulation; do not warn of development of more serious rhythm disturbances

44
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What is classified as a major arrhythmia?

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reduce the pumping efficiency of the heart; warn of the onset of lethal arrhythmias; require prompt attention/treatment

45
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What is classified as death producing arrythmias?

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lethal; requires immediate resuscitation

example: ventricular fibrillation (absent Pwave)

46
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Describe an atrioventricular block.

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a suprarentricular impulse is unable to be conducted normally through to the ventricles because of a condition disturbance at or below the AV node
abnormality in electrical conduction between the atria and ventricles

47
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List (from less to most) the severity types of AV blocks.

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1st degree; 2nd degree type 1 (wenckebach); 2nd degree type 2 (mobitz); 3rd degree (complete block)

48
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Define tachycardia.

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greater than 100 BPM

it has a diminished peak systolic velocity and an elevated diastolic velocity

49
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Define bradycardia.

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less than 60 BPM

exaggerated peak systolic velocity
diminished diastolic velocity
may mimic high resistance pattern

50
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What are signs of aortic stenosis?

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higher velocity, less volume

if distal to stenosis: decreased velocity and delayed acceleration time

51
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If there is an aortic stenosis, how can you be sure it’s not in the artery you are scanning, for example, a carotid study?

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Take a look at the other carotid artery and if the same wave form is seen, it is aortic stenosis and not in just the one vessel

aortic stenosis will cause the same waveform throughout the body

52
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What is aortic regurgitation?

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when the aortic valve is letting blood back into the heart (like a swinging door)
blood is not maintaining a constant velocity

53
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What is CHF?

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blood leaving the heart that isn’t reaching the need to supply the body tissues

54
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List each layer of arteries and what they are composed of.

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tunica intima (innermost): endothelial lining with connective tissue components beneath it
tunica media (middle): smooth muscle
tunica adventitia (outermost): connective tissue, nerve fibers, small vessel capillaries
55
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What is the thickest of the three artierial layes?

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tunica media

56
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Which arteries supply most of the blood to the brain and eyes?

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the right and left internal carotid arteries

57
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Which carotid artery does not contain any extracrainial branches?

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the ICA

58
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How many branches arise off the ECA?

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eight
superior thyroid, lingual, facial, occipital, posterior auricular, ascending pharyngeal, maxillary, superficial temporal arteries

59
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Does the ECA supply blood to the brain?

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no

serves as important collateral pathway

60
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What are the four arteries that supply blood to the brain?

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right and left vertebral arteries and right and left ICA’s

61
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What is the largest branch of the brachial artery?

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deep brachial artery

62
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Which artery is larger, the ulnar or radial?

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ulnar

63
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When does the abdominal aorta begin?

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at the level of the 12th thoracic vertebra

64
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When does the aorta terminate?

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level of the fourth lumbar vertebra

65
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Which vessels carry oxygenated blood to the liver?

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hepatic artery and portal vein

66
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Where is the highest pressure within the vascular system?

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the left ventricle

67
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Where is the lowest pressure within the vascular system found?

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the right atrium

68
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What happens to blood velocity as it travels from the aorta through the arteries, arterioles and finally through the capillaries?
What happens to the blood velocity as it travels back to the heart?

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it decreases

it increases

69
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A low resistance flow profile characteristically has what type of flow throughout the cardiac cycle?

A

antegrade

70
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What does high resistance flow demonstrate?

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both antegrade and retrograde

71
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Stated by Poiseuille’s Law, if the viscosity of blood increases, what will happen to the flow?

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it will decrease

72
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According to what principle will the radius of a vessel have a significant impact to blood flow?

A

Poiseuille’s Law

73
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According to what principle will the vessel radius have a significant impact on resistance?

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Ohm’s Law

74
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What is the Reynolds number directly proportional to?

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velocity of blood, density of blood, and radius of blood vessel

75
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What is the Reynolds number inversely proportional to?

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blood viscosity

76
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What will the Reynolds number be for laminar flow? Turbulent flow?

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below 2,000

above 2,000

77
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What are resistance vessels? What is another name for them?

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vessels involved in regulating blood flow

arterioles

78
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What will effect the vasomotor tone?

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oxygen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen ions, potassium ions

79
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What do resistance vessels do in response to high and low blood pressure?

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high: dilate
low: constrict

80
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Where does atherosclerosis typically develop?

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at branch points and bifurcations

81
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Most abnormal energy losses in the arterial system result from what?

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stenoses or obstruction of the vessel lumen

82
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When viewing a stenosis, is the length or radius most important?

A

radius

83
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Where is initial energy loss encountered?

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at entrance and exit of a stenosis

more so at the exit

84
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Define a critical stenosis.

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a degree of narrowing at which pressure and flow begin to be affected.

85
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What are the divisions of collateral arteries?

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stem arteries (large branches)
midzone collaterals (small intramuscular branches)
reentry arteries (vessels that rejoin a major artery distal to area of stenosis/occlusion)
86
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What is the typical pressure in mmHg’s exerted by static pressure?

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5-10 mmHg

87
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What does the static pressure depend on?

A

volume of blood and elasticity of vessel walls

88
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What does hydrostatic pressure depend on?

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specific gravity of blood and height above or below right atrium

89
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What does Poiseuille’s Law describe?

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the steady laminar flow of Newtonian fluids and the pressure/flow relationships in the vascular system

90
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Pressure and flow vary with ____.

A

time

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