CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS

Question 1

drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water from the body

Answer 1

DIURETICS

Question 2

amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle and measured in Lpm

Answer 2

CARDIAC OUTPUT

Question 3

a persistent systolic pressure of greater than 140mmHg and/or a diastolic pressure of greater than 90mmHg

Answer 3

HYPERTENSION

Question 4

transport blood back to the heart. In addition, veins serve as a major reservoir for blood

Answer 4

VEINS

Question 5

collect blood from the capillaries

Answer 5

VENULES

Question 6

are the sites for exchange of fluid, oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, hormones, and wastes

Answer 6

CAPILLARIES

Question 7

are control valves that regulate local blood flow

Answer 7

ARTERIOLES

Question 8

transport blood under high pressure to tissues

Answer 8

ARTERIES

Question 9

the pump that moves blood through the arterial tree

Answer 9

HEART

Question 10

The circulatory system is composed of the heart and blood vessels

Answer 10

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM