Hemodynamics Review Sheet

Question 0

in order for blood to flow, there needs to be a __________

Answer 0

pressure gradient

Question 1

the cardiovascular conduit has total energy including both resting which is called _____ and motion which is called _____

Answer 1

potential

kinetic

Question 2

blood flow will progress from _____ to _____ pressure

Answer 2

high to low

Question 3

the amount of blood ejected from the heart is called the measured _________

Answer 3

stroke volume

Question 4

friction causes a ________ in flow

Answer 4

decrease

Question 5

normal, streamline flow is called ________ flow

Answer 5

laminar

Question 6

________ principle relates to the radius of the vessel to the amount of flow

Answer 6

Pouseuille’s

Question 7

three factors determine the resistance to flow in the vessel

Answer 7

length, diameter, viscosity

Question 8

if the radius of a vessel decreases, resistance will ________

Answer 8

increase

Question 9

if the viscosity of a fluid increase, resistance will __________

Answer 9

Increase

Question 10

resistance of the __________ accounts for about half of the resistance in system circulation

Answer 10

arterioles

Question 11

_______ principle relates high velocity and low pessure

Answer 11

Bernoulli’s

Question 12

spectral analysis that exhibits a thickening of the spectrum with a lack of a spectral window is called _________

Answer 12

broadening

Question 13

eddie flow is considered as _________

Answer 13

turbulent

Question 14

if the Reynold’s number exceeds 2000, our are dealing with ____________

Answer 14

turbulent flow

Question 15

a blocked vessel which exhibits no flow is called an ___________

Answer 15

occulsion - obstruction

Question 16

continuous sharp systolic peaks with no diastolic flow represents ____________

Answer 16

low resistance flow