Go Over For Exam 2 Flashcards
Volume of blood ejected from the left (or right)ventricle every beat
Stroke volume (SV)
SV X heart rate
Cardiac output
Difference between the CO at rest and the maximum CO the heart can generate
Cardiac reserve
vessels supplying blood to the same area.
Anatosmosis
Provides collateral circulation (an alternative
route) for blood to reach a tissue.
Anatosmosis
sensory receptors that are important to the process of autoregulation of BP
Baroreceptors and chemoreceptors
Chemoreceptors respond to
Hypoxia (low O2), hypercapnia (high CO2), or
acidosis (high H+)
Systemic blood vessel walls____ to increase blood flow
dilate
Pulmonary blood vessels_____ to increase blood flow
constrict
Cells specialized for O2 transport
RBCs
Segments of smooth muscle that help Controls flow to capillary bed
Precapillary sphincters