KEY TERMS

Question 1

Specialized “sensory nerve cells” that DETECTS CHANGES IN BLOOD PRESSURE. They are found in the walls of certain blood vessels, such as the CAROTID ARTERIES and the AORTA.

Answer 1

BARORECEPTORS

Question 2

Also known as “primary hypertension” MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED form of High BP . A condition where blood pressure is consistently high “WITHOUT KNOWN CAUSE”

Answer 2

ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

Question 3

“Coagulation” process

Answer 3

Blood clotting

Question 4

Another name for Factor XII

Answer 4

Hageman Factor

Question 5

Plays an essential role in the body’s ability to form blood clots to stop bleedibg after an injury

Answer 5

Hageman Factor ( Factor XII )

Question 6

Is an inactive precursor ( zymogen ) of an enzyme called PLASMIN

Answer 6

PLASMINOGEN

Question 7

It plays a CRUCIAL ROLE in the Fibrinolytic System, which are responsible for breaking down blood clots after they have served their purpose in “Wound Healing”

Answer 7

PLASMINOGEN

Question 8

An essential enzyme in the “clotting” process.

Answer 8

THROMBIN