exercise 17

Question 1

why is blood flow pulsatile?

Answer 1

if results from the alternating diastolic and systolic actions of the heart

Question 2

systolic blood pressure

Answer 2

the force of the blood pushing outward against the walls of the arteries as a result of systole of the ventricles

Question 3

diastolic blood pressure

Answer 3

the force of the blood against the walls of the arteries as a result of the diastole of the ventricles

Question 4

pulse pressure

Answer 4

the arithmetic difference between the systolic pressure and the diastolic pressure

Question 5

mean arterial pressure

Answer 5

the average pressure the arteries are exposed to during a single cardiac cycle

Question 6

the only direct measure of blood pressure

Answer 6

the invasive method

Question 7

laminar flow

Answer 7

a smooth undisrupted flow of blood in concentric layers with the flow rate increasing as you move from the edge of a blood vessel to the center of the vessel

Question 8

blood pressure is more routinely taken in the

Answer 8

left arm

Question 9

oscillometric method of blood pressure measurement

Answer 9

uses an automatic blood pressure device