Chapter 21 Flashcards
What is the function of elastic fibers and smooth muscle in the
tunica media of arteries?
How are elastic arteries and muscular arteries different?
What structural features of capillaries allow the exchange of
materials between blood and body cells?
What is the difference between pressure reservoirs and blood
reservoirs? Why is each important?
What is the relationship between anastomoses and collateral
circulation?
How can substances enter and leave blood plasma?
How do hydrostatic and osmotic pressures determine fluid
movement across the walls of capillaries?
Define edema and describe how it develops.
Explain how blood pressure and resistance determine volume
of blood flow.
What is systemic vascular resistance and what factors contribute
to it?
How is the return of venous blood to the heart accomplished?
Why is the velocity of blood flow faster in arteries and veins
than in capillaries?
What are the principal inputs to and outputs from the cardiovascular
center?
Explain the operation of the carotid sinus reflex and the aortic reflex.
What is the role of chemoreceptors in the regulation of blood pressure?