Blood Vessels Flashcards

1
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_ are the delivery system of dynamic structures; begin and end at heart

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blood vessels

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2
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blood vessels work with the _ system to circulate fluids

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lymphatic

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3
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_ carry blood away from heart; _ carry blood toward heart

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arteries; veins

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4
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_ are oxygenated (except pulmonary circulation and umbilical vessels of fetus)

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arteries

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5
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_ are deoxygenated (except pulmonary circulation and umbilical vessels of fetus)

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veins

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6
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_ provide direct contact with tissue cells

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capillaries

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7
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capillaries directly serve _ needs

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tissue

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8
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_ vessels consist of lumen

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all

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9
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_ is the central blood-containing space surrounded by a wall

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lumen

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10
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_ are the layers of vessel walls

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tunics

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11
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tunica _ is the innermost layer; has ‘intimate’ contact with blood

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intima

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12
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the _ is simple squamous epithelium; lines lumen of all vessels

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endothelium

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13
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endothelium is continuous with _

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endocardium

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14
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endothelium’s slick surface _ friction

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reduces

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15
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the _ layer is a connective tissue basement membrane

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subendothelial

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16
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tunica _ is the middle layer made of smooth muscle and elastin sheets

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media

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17
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_ is decreased lumen diameter; _ is increased lumen diameter

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vasoconstriction; vasodilation

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18
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tunica _ is bulkiest since it maintains blood flow and pressure

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media

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19
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tunica _ is the outermost layer of wall, made mostly of loose collagen fibers, nerve fibers, and lymphatic vessels

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externa (adventitia)

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20
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tunica externa is also called tunica _

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adventitia

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21
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_ is a system of tiny blood vessels in larger vessels

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vasa vasorum

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22
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vasa vasorum functions to nourish _ layer

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outermost

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23
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_ arteries are thick-walled

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elastic

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24
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elastic arteries have large, _-resistance lumen

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low

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25
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elastic arteries give rise to _ arteries

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muscular

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26
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elastic arteries are also called _ arteries (conduct blood from heart to medium-sized vessels)

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conducting

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27
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muscular arteries are also called _ arteries (deliver blood to body organs)

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distributing

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28
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muscular arteries have the _ tunica media

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thickest

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29
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_ control flow into capillary beds [vasodilation-vasoconstriction of smooth muscle]

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arterioles

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30
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arterioles are the _ of all arteries

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smallest

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31
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arterioles are also called _ arteries (changing diameters changes resistance to blood flow)

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resistance

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32
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_ is the volume of blood flowing through vessel, organ, or circulation in given period

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blood flow

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33
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blood flow is measured in _

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ml/min

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34
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overall blood flow is relatively _ at rest (varies at organs based on needs)

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constant

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35
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_ is the force per unit area exerted on blood vessel wall by blood

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blood pressure

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36
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blood pressure is expressed in _

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mmHg

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37
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blood pressure is measured as _ arterial BP (large arteries near heart)

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systemic

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38
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the _ (in BP) provides driving force that keeps blood flowing from higher to lower pressure areas

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pressure gradient

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39
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_ is opposition to flow

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resistance (peripheral resistance)

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40
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resistance measures amount of _ with blood vessel walls

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friction

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41
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_ are spider-shaped stem cells

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pericytes

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42
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_ help stabilize capillary walls, control permeability, and have a role in vessel repair

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pericytes

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43
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_, or gaps, in capillary endothelial cells allow passage of fluids and small solutes

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intercellular clefts

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44
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_ are areas where plasma membranes of adjacent cells are tightly bound (impermeable barrier)

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tight junctions

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45
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_ capillaries form the blood brain barrier (totally enclosed with tight junctions; no intercellular clefts)

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continuous

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46
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_ capillaries are abundant in skin, lungs, muscles, and CNS

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continuous

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47
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continuous capillaries are the _ permeable

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least

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48
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_ is what allows materials to pass through

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permeability

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49
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_ capillaries allow for increased permeability (large pores) and made of endothelial cells with fenestrations

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fenestrated

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50
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_ are covered with thin glycoprotein diaphragm

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fenestrations

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51
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_ capillaries are found in areas with active filtration (kidneys), absorption (intestine), or endocrine hormone secretion

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fenestrated

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52
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_ capillaries contain macrophages in lining (capture-destroy foreign invaders)

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sinusoidal

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53
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_ capillaries have less tight junctions and larger intercellular clefts (incomplete basement membranes)

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sinusoidal

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54
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sinusoidal capillaries have _ lumen

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larger

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55
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blood flow in sinusoidal capillaries is _: allows time for modification of large molecules and blood cells passing between blood-tissue

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sluggish

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56
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_ capillaries are found in the liver, bone marrow, spleen, and adrenal medulla

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sinusoidal

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57
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_ are interwoven networks of capillaries between arterioles and venules

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capillary beds

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58
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_ is the flow of blood through capillary bed (from arteriole to venule)

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microcirculation

59
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_ arterioles branch off of the arteriole (into 10-20 capillaries) that form the capillary bed

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terminal

60
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capillaries are called _ vessels because they exchange gasses, nutrients, and waste from surrounding tissues

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exchange

61
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_ venules (smallest venules) are where the capillary drains into

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postcapillary

62
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_ is a central blood-containing space

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lumen

63
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_ are blood vessels that branch from smallest arterioles and collect with capillary bed

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metarterioles

64
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_ is a channel directly connecting arteriole with venule

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vascular shunt

65
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the vascular shunt bypasses _ capillaries

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true

66
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_ capillaries branch from arterioles and provide exchange between tissue and capillary blood

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true

67
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_ are cuffs of smooth muscle surrounding each true capillary that branch off metarteriole

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precapillary sphincter(s)

68
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precapillary sphincter acts as a _ since it regulates blood flow into capillary bed

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valve

69
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_ consists of the metarteriole and true capillaries

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vascular shunt

70
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_ in capillaries are controlled by local chemical conditions and does not have nerves

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precapillary sphincter

71
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_ is the volume of blood flowing through vessel, organ, or entire circulation in given time period

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blood flow

72
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blood flow is measured in _

A

ml/min

73
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veins have _ blood pressure than arteries

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lower

74
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veins have _-diameter lumens (little resistance)

A

large

75
Q

_ are small veins

A

venules

76
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veins are also called _ (blood reservoirs) since they contain up to 65% blood supply

A

capacitance vessels

77
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venous _ (most abundant in limbs) prevent backflow of blood

A

valves

78
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venous _ are flattened veins with very thin walls

A

sinuses

79
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venous sinuses (e.g., coronary sinus or dural sinuses) are only made of _

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endothelium

80
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_ veins are dilated, painful veins caused by incompetent (leaky) valves

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varicose

81
Q

_ are varicosities in anal veins

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hemorrhoids

82
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_ are interconnections of blood vessels

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[vascular] anastomoses

83
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_ anastomoses provide alternate pathways to ensure continuous flow even if an artery is blocked

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arterial

84
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alternate pathways in arterial anastomoses are called _

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collateral channels

85
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_ anastomoses are common in joints, abdominal organs, brain, and heart

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arterial

86
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_ anastomoses are shunts in capillaries

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arteriovenous

87
Q

_ anastomoses are very abundant; occluded veins rarely block blood flow

A

venous

88
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_ is the force per unit area exerted by blood on wall of blood vessels

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blood pressure

89
Q

blood pressure is measured in _

A

mmHg

90
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_ has 3 important sourceS: blood viscosity, total blood vessel length, and blood vessel diameter

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resistance (peripheral resistance)

91
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blood _ is the thickness (stickiness) of blood due to formed elements and plasma proteins

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viscosity

92
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increased viscosity leads to _ resistance

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increased

93
Q

the longer the vessel, the _ the resistance

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greater

94
Q

blood vessel diameter has _ effect on resistance

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greatest

95
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_ is the compliance-distensibility of arteries near heart

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elasticity

96
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distensibility, or the ability to expand and contract, is also called _

A

compliance

97
Q

_ means something rises and falls with each heartbeat

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pulsatile

98
Q

_ is pressure exerted in aorta during ventricular contraction

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systolic pressure

99
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_ is lowest level of aortic pressure when heart is at rest

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diastolic pressure

100
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_ is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure

A

pulse pressure

101
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_ is the throbbing of arteries because of the difference in pulse pressures

A

pulse

102
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_ can be felt under skin

A

pulse

103
Q

_ is pressure that propels blood to tissues

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mean arterial pressure (MAP)

104
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_ include pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and body temperature

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vital signs

105
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_ pulse is taken at the wrist (most routinely used)

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radial

106
Q

_ are the sounds heard when cuff pressure is reduced

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sounds of Kortkoff

107
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_ (contraction of skeletal muscles ‘milk’ blood back toward heart) prevent backflow

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muscular pump

108
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_ (pressure changes in breathing move blood to heart) abdominal veins are squeezed as thoracic veins expand

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respiratory pump

109
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_ (under sympathetic control) pushes blood back toward heart

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sympathetic vasoconstriction

110
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_ (sensory nerves that end in the walls of carotid sinus or aortic arch) are sensitive to vessel stretching, pressure

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baroreceptors

111
Q

respond to chemical stimuli

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chemoreceptors

112
Q

the _ center of the medulla are cardioinhibitory and cardioacceleratory

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cardiovascular

113
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the _ center sends steady impulses through vasomotor fibers to blood vessels

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vasomotor

114
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vasomotor fibers are _

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sympathetic efferents

115
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_ are continuous, moderate constriction caused by the vasomotor center

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vasomotor tone

116
Q

the _ center in the medulla is made of clusters of sympathetic neurons

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cardiovascular

117
Q

_ and _ are hormones from the adrenal medulla , and increases CO and vasoconstriction

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epinephrine; norepinephrine

118
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_ (hormone) stimulates vasoconstriction

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angiotensin II

119
Q

high levels of _ can cause vasoconstriction

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antidiuretic hormone (ADH)

120
Q

_ from the heart decreases blood pressure by antagonizing aldosterone; decreases blood volume

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atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)

121
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_ is a sustained elevated arterial pressure of 140/90 mmHg or higher

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hypertension

122
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_ is when BP values are elevated, but not yet in the hypertension range

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prehypertension

123
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_ is consistently low blood pressure of 90/60 mmHg or lower

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hypotension

124
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_ hypotension is temporary low BP and dizziness when suddenly rising from a sitting-reclining position

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orthostatic

125
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_ hypotension is a hint of poor nutrition and warning sign for Addison’s disease, or hypothyroidism

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chronic

126
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_ hypotension is an important sign of circulatory shock

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acute

127
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_ is a condition where blood vessels inadequately fill and cannot circulate blood normally (cannot meet tissue needs)

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circulatory shock

128
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_ shock is caused by large-scale blood loss

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hypovolemic

129
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_ shock is caused by extreme vasodilation and decreased peripheral resistance

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vascular

130
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_ shock is inefficient heart not pumping enough blood

A

cardiogenic

131
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_ is the act of forcing blood to flow through a lumen or a vascular bed

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perfusion

132
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_ is the blood flow through body tissues involved in gas exchange, nutrient absorption, urine formation, and O2 delivery

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tissue perfusion

133
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_ is the intermittent flow of blood through capillaries caused by on and off opening-closing of precapillary sphincters

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vasomotion

134
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_ (between blood and interstitial fluid) is the movement down a concentration gradient

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diffusion

135
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_ pressure is a force exerted by fluid pressing against a wall (e.g., capillary and interstitial fluid)

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hydrostatic

136
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_ pressure is created in fluid by a large nondiffusable molecule (e.g., capillary and interstitial fluid)

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colloid

137
Q

an _ is an abnormal increase in the amount of interstitial fluid

A

edema

138
Q

_ is low level of plasma proteins caused by malnutrition, liver disease, or glomerulonephritis

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hypoproteinemia

139
Q

_ is caused by excess interstitial fluid in the subcutaneous tissues

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pitting edema

140
Q

_ circulation (in the vascular system) is a short loop that runs from heart to lungs, and back to heart

A

pulmonary

141
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_ circulation (in the vascular system) is a long loop to all parts of the body and back to heart

A

systemic

142
Q

_ are venous drainage systems in the brain

A

dural venous sinuses

143
Q

venous system if digestive system drains into _, then goes to the liver

A

hepatic portal system