blood vessels Flashcards
1
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arteries
A
carry blood AWAY from the heart
2
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Arterioles
A
connect arteries to capillaries
3
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Capillaries
A
connect arterioles to venules
4
Q
Venules
A
connect capillaries to veins
5
Q
Veins
A
carries blood TOWARDS the heart- blood reservoirs
6
Q
Factors that determine blood flow
A
BP and Resistance
7
Q
Blood pressure
A
the push of the blood on the wall of a blood vessel
8
Q
Resistance
A
friction between blood and blood vessel caused by blood viscosity, BV
length, and BV diameter
9
Q
Cardiac output
A
amount of blood pumped out the left atrium each minute
10
Q
Factors that affect arterial blood pressure
A
Cardiac output, blood volume and peripheral resistance
11
Q
Blood volume
A
how much blood there is
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