Blood Flow and Pressure

Question 1

Define flow

Answer 1

amount of blood passing through an organ, tissue or blood vessel in any given time

Question 2

Define pressure

Question 3

Define resistance

Question 4

Write an equation to describe the relationship between flow, pressure and resistance

Question 5

What are the 3 pressures that affect blood flow

Answer 5

blood pressure, capillary hydrostatic pressure, venous pressure

Question 6

Describe blood pressure

Answer 6

force exerted by blood against vessel walls

Question 7

Describe capillary hydrostatic pressure

Answer 7

physical force exerted by blood against the walls of capillaries

Question 8

Describe venous pressure

Question 9

Define total peripheral resistance

Question 10

Define vascular resistance

Question 11

Define blood viscosity

Question 12

Define turbulence

Question 13

Which vessel has the most resistance? short vessel or long vessel

Question 14

Which vessel has the most resistance? vessel with large diameter or short diameter

Question 15

Which vessel has the most resistance? vessel with plaque deposit or without

Question 16

Which vessel has the best flow? short vessel or long vessel

Question 17

Which vessel has the best flow? vessel with large diameter or short diameter

Question 18

Which vessel has the best flow? vessel with plaque deposit or without

Question 19

How is arterial blood pressure measured?

Question 20

Write and example of blood pressure and label the systolic pressure and diastolic pressure

Question 21

What is pulse pressure

Question 22

What is mean arterial pressure and how is it calculated

Question 23

Define hypertension

Question 24

What are blood pressure values

Question 25

Define venous pressure

Question 26

How does blood return to the heart with such a low pressure difference