Pressure and rate of flow

Question 1

Pressure

Answer 1

force exerted on an area

Question 2

Potential pressure

Answer 2

force of a nonmoving fluid

Question 3

Actual pressure

Answer 3

force during injection

Question 4

Differential pressure

Answer 4

difference between potential and actual pressure

Question 5

rate of flow

Answer 5

the amount of fluid moved through a space in a certain period of time

Question 6

Distribution

Answer 6

the spread of fluid across the vasculature

Question 7

diffusion

Answer 7

the spread of fluid into extravascular tissues

Question 8

osmosis

Answer 8

the movement of molecules across cell and tissue walls

Question 9

hypotonic

Answer 9

lower levels of solute compared to the opposite side of membrane

Question 10

isotonic

Answer 10

equal solute across membrane

Question 11

hypertonic

Answer 11

higher solute concentration than opposite side of membrane

Question 12

dialysis

Answer 12

movement of fluid from interstitial spaces to tissues/cellular spaces

Question 13

gravity filtration

Answer 13

the extracellular setting of embalming solution against areas of the body