Cardiac Physiology Flashcards
1
Q
What is compliance?
A
How stretchy the vessels are
Veins > arteries
2
Q
What is darcys law?
A
PA = CO x TPR
3
Q
What vessels have the largest cross sectional area?
A
Capillaries
4
Q
What are the restriction vessels?
A
Arterioles
5
Q
what vessel has the largest diameter?
A
Vena Cava
6
Q
What are the elastic arteries
A
Main arteries
Windkessel effect
7
Q
what are the exchange vessels?
A
Capillaries
8
Q
What are the vessel layers?
A