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1
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Amount of blood pumped by each side (ventricle) of the heart in one minute

A

Cardiac output (CO)

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2
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Volume of blood pumped by each ventricle in one contraction (each heartbeat)

A

Stroke volume (SV)

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3
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Stroke volume (SV) Usually remains relatively

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constant

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4
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Stroke volume (SV) About ___ mL of blood is pumped out of the left ventricle with each heartbeat

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70

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5
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Heart rate (HR) Typically ___ beats per minute

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75

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6
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the more the cardiac muscle is stretched, the stronger the contraction

A

Starling’s law of the heart

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7
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the most common way to change cardiac output

A

Changing heart rate

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8
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The usual Cardiac output is

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5250 mL/min

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9
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The formula to get Cardiac Output

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CO = HR × SV

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10
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Increased heart rate could be caused by

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Sympathetic nervous system
Hormones
Exercise
Decreased blood volume

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11
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Increased heart rate that’s caused by the Sympathetic nervous system could start due to

A

Crisis
Low blood pressure

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12
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Increased heart rate is also caused by Hormones, specifically

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Epinephrine
Thyroxine

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13
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Decreased heart rate are caused by

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Parasympathetic nervous system
High blood pressure or blood volume
Decreased venous return

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14
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Transport blood to the tissues and back

A

Blood Vessels

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15
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Blood Vessels is specifically are the organs of this system

A

Vascular System

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16
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his Blood vessels Carry blood away from the heart

A

Arteries
Arterioles

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17
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This Blood vessels Exchanges between tissues and blood

A

Capillary beds

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18
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This blood vessels Return blood toward the heart

A

Venules
Veins

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19
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Blood vessels have three layers of tissues which are called

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Tunics

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20
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The inner layer surrounds the blood as it flows through your body. It is made with Endothelium

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Tunic intima

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21
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The middle layer contains elastic fibers that keep your blood flowing in one direction. IT is also the thickest layer

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Tunic media

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22
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Tunic media is a _____ muscle which is controlled by this type of nervous system

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Smooth muscle, Sympathetic NS

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23
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the outermost tunica (layer) of a blood vessel

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Tunic externa

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24
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Tunic externa is also known as

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tunica adventitia

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25
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Composed entirely of connective fibers and surrounded by an external elastic lamina which functions to anchor vessels with surrounding tissues

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Tunic externa

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26
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Walls of these Blood vessels are the thickest

A

arteries

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27
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Lumens of these Blood vessels are larger

A

veins

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28
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Larger veins have ________ to prevent backflow

A

valves

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29
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This muscle “milks” blood in veins toward the heart

A

Skeletal muscle

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30
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Walls of these blood vessels are only one cell layer thick to allow for exchanges between blood and tissue

A

Capillaries

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31
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Most arterial blood is pumped by the

A

heart

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32
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use the milking action of muscles to help move blood

A

Veins

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33
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Capillary beds consist of two types of vessels which are

A

Vascular shunt
True capillaries

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34
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vessel directly connecting an arteriole to a venule

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Vascular shunt

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35
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The exchange vessels. This is where Oxygen and nutrients cross to cells
Carbon dioxide and metabolic waste products cross into blood

A

True capillaries

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36
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Carbon dioxide and metabolic waste products cross into

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BLood

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37
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Oxygen and nutrients cross to

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Cells

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38
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When the sphincters open or closed, this capillary bed vessel is always open

A

Vascular Shunt

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39
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Largest artery in the body which Leaves from the left ventricle of the heart

A

Aorta

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40
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The region of the aorta that leaves the left ventricle

A

Ascending aorta

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41
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This region of the aorta arches to the left

A

Aortic arch

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42
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This region of the aorta travels downward through the thorax

A

Thoracic aorta

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43
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This region of the aorta passes through the diaphragm into the abdominopelvic cavity

A

Abdominal aorta

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44
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These are the branches of the ascending aorta

A

Arterial Branches

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45
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Right and left coronary arteries serve the

46
Q

Crisis stressors stimulates the action from this system

A

Sympathetic NS activity

47
Q

When crisis has passed, this stimulates this nervous system

A

Parasympathetic NS

48
Q

The Parasympathetic NS controls the resting action via

A

Vagus nerve

49
Q

These hormones Increased Contractile force for cardiac muscle

A

Epinephrine
Thyroxine

50
Q

Hormones and activity of the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic NS could simulate the

A

Heart Rate HR (Beats/Min)

51
Q

This term refers to decreased Blood volume

A

Hemorrhage

52
Q

When hemorrhage occurs, it ________ venous return which also cause this effect on the Stroke volume

53
Q

when HBP or HBV happens, it decreases the action of this System

A

Sympathetic NS

54
Q

The Sympathetic NS causes increased _________ ______ of cardiac muscle

A

Contractile force

55
Q

When we exercise , it causes the activation of these muscles and “pumps” of this system

A

Skeletal muscles, Respiratory pumps

56
Q

Activation of the skeletal muscles and Respiratory pump causes the Venous return to

57
Q

Increased contractile force of cardiac muscles and the increase and decrease of venous return affects the

A

Stroke volume (mL/beat)

58
Q

Heart rate times the stroke volume equals to the

A

Cardiac Output

59
Q

The only 2 arteries that carries deoxygenated blood are the

A

Pulmonary artery
Umbilical Artery

60
Q

The only 2 veins that carries oxygenated blood are

A

Pulmonary veins
Umbilical veins

61
Q

Tunica media is thicker in these blood vessels

62
Q

This is the blood vessels that has a valve

63
Q

Veins have a wider _______ due to them carrying deoxygenated blood towards the heart

64
Q

Fetus receives exchanges of gases, nutrients, and wastes through the

65
Q

Umbilical cord contains three vessels which are

A

Umbilical veins
Umbilical arteries (2)

66
Q

carries blood rich in nutrients and oxygen to the fetus

A

Umbilical veins

67
Q

carry carbon dioxide and debris-laden blood from fetus to placenta

A

Umbilical arteries

68
Q

carry carbon dioxide and debris-laden blood from fetus to placenta

A

Umbilical arteries

69
Q

In fetal circulation, Blood flow bypasses the liver through this duct then and enters the inferior vena cava

A

ductus venosus

70
Q

Blood flow bypasses the lungs , then in entering right atrium is shunted directly into the left atrium through the

A

foramen ovale

71
Q

It connects the aorta and pulmonary trunk (becomes ligamentum arteriosum at birth)

A

Ductus arteriosus

72
Q

Ductus arteriosus becomes ____________ __________ at birth

A

ligamentum arteriosum

73
Q

Pressure wave of blood

74
Q

Pulse is monitored at _________ ______ in arteries where is is easily palpated

A

pressure points

75
Q

Pulse averages _____-____ beats per minute at rest

76
Q

This is the most common place where one can check a person’s pulse

A

Radial artery

77
Q

If one doesn’t have a radial artery, they’ll check the pulse in the

A

Common Carotid artery

78
Q

The Measurements by health professionals are made on the pressure in large arteries

A

Blood Pressure

79
Q

pressure at the peak of ventricular contraction

80
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pressure when ventricles relax

81
Q

Pressure in blood vessels decreases as distance from the heart

82
Q

In writing blood pressure, you first write the _______ pressure then the _________ pressure

A

Systolic, Diastolic

83
Q

the amount of blood pumped out of the left ventricle per minute

84
Q

the amount of friction blood encounters as it flows through vessels

A

peripheral resistance

85
Q

To increase peripheral resistance, Blood vessels are ___________ & ____________ BV

A

Narrowing, Increased

86
Q

Formula to get Blood pressure

A

BP = CO × PR

87
Q

BP is

A

blood pressure

88
Q

BP is affected by

A

age
weight
time of day
exercise
body position
emotional state

89
Q

Blood Pressure is affected by Factors which are

A

Neural factors
Renal factors
Temperature
Chemicals
Diet

90
Q

Neural factors is caused by

A

Autonomic nervous system adjustments

91
Q

Neural factors is caused by Autonomic nervous system adjustments, specifically

A

sympathetic division

92
Q

Renal factors is caused by

A

Regulation by altering blood volume
Renin

93
Q

Renal factors are regulated by altering

A

blood volume

94
Q

Blood pressure has a hormone that is used as hormonal control which is

95
Q

has a vasodilating effect

96
Q

has a vasoconstricting effect

97
Q

Various substances can cause increases or decreases

98
Q

Normal systolic is

A

140–110 mm Hg

99
Q

Normal diastolic is

A

80–75 mm

100
Q

Often associated with illness

A

Hypotension

101
Q

Low systolic

A

Hypotension

102
Q

Low systolic is below

103
Q

High systolic

A

Hypertension

104
Q

Can be dangerous if it is chronic

A

Hypertension

105
Q

High systolic is above

106
Q

Substances exchanged due to concentration gradients

A

Capillary Exchange

107
Q

In Capillary Exchange, these constituents leave the blood

A

Oxygen and nutrients

108
Q

In Capillary Exchange, these constituents leave the cells

A

Carbon dioxide and other wastes

109
Q

Some capillaries have gaps

A

intercellular clefts

110
Q

Plasma membrane not joined by tight junctions

A

intercellular clefts

111
Q

Fenestrations are also known as

112
Q

Ideal BP range is from ________ to ________

A

100/90 - 110/70

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