Blood Pressure Regulation

Question 1

Systolic Blood Pressure

Answer 1

Contraction of heart to pump out blood

Question 2

Diastolic Blood Pressure

Answer 2

Relaxation of heart

Question 3

Cardiac Output

Answer 3

The amount of blood pumped from the heart throughout the body in one minute

Question 4

Baroreceptors

Answer 4

Pressure sensitive receptors located in walls of blood cells

Question 5

Arterial Chemoreceptors

Answer 5

Monitor oxygen, carbon dioxide and hydrogen in blood

Question 6

Diuretic

Answer 6

Increases production of urine

Question 7

Hypertension

Answer 7

High blood pressure

Question 8

Essential/Primary Hypertension

Answer 8

Chronic elevation in blood pressure that occurs without evidence of the other disease

Question 9

Secondary hypertension

Answer 9

Elevation of blood pressure that results from some other disorder

Question 10

Malignant Hypertension

Answer 10

Accelerated form of hypertension

- cause severe damage

Question 11

Mechanisms of BP Regulation

Answer 11

Short term regulation

Long term regulation

Question 12

Short - Term Regulation

Answer 12

Corrects temporary imbalances

• neural mechanism
• humoral mechanism
  
  • drainage or fluids in body

Question 13

Long - Term Regulation

Answer 13

Controls daily, weekly and monthly regulation

Question 14

Adrenal gland contains what?

Answer 14

Aldosterone (stabilize blood pressure) and Renin-angiotensin system (Regulate blood pressure)