Chapter 16-17-2 Flashcards
The force in which blood pushes against arterial walls during ventricular contraction is called ______ blood pressure
Systolic
The hollow center of blood vessels through which blood flows
Lumen
Lymph is very similar to this body fluid
Interstitial
Which type of blood vessel is referred to as a blood reservoir
Veins
The pulmonary circulation carries blood from the heart to the lungs and back to this chamber
Left atrium
The exchange of materials between fetal and maternal circulation occurs through this structure
Placenta
Name some factors that vascular resistance related to
Blood viscosity and blood vessel length and radius
At rest most of the blood in the body is contained in these vessels
Veins
In an overweight person, the factor most likely to increase systemic vessel resistance
Vessel length
A foreign substance that provokes an immune response in the body
Antigen
Which receptors are involved in monitoring blood pressure
Baroreceptors
Proteins that are produced by cells which are infected with viruses
Interferons
Baroreceptors to monitor pressure of blood going to the brain are located here
Carotid artery
List some functions of the lymphatic system
Drain interstitial fluid, transport lipids from GI to blood, immune response
All lymph in the body is eventually returned to the blood in this vessel
Subclavian vein
