Vascular Final Flashcards
Aorta is (high/low) resistance below the renal arteries?
High
Movement and direction of flow is know as?
Kinetic Energy
What must be present for flow to occur?
Pressure Gradient
_______ ________ is a basic principle of fluid dynamics?
Reynold’s Number
*>2000 flow is disturbed
Vasoconstriction and vasodilation typically occur where?
Capillaries
CFV has a (high/low) resistance profile?
High
If viscosity increases then resistance?
Increases
Which law states that a change in radius of a vessel can result in large change in blood flow?
Poiselle’s Law
Resistance and flow are ________ related?
Inversely Related
Hydrostatic pressure is equal to?
Gravitational Energy
Which artery terminates at the thoracic outlet?
Subclavian Artery
In a stenosis vessel the _______ ________ is the greatest at the level of the stenosis.
Kinetic Energy
Exercise causes vessels to (constrict/dilate)?
Vasodilate
Vasoconstriction occurs when the body is (heating/cooling)?
Cooling
Portal vein flow is (hepatofugal/ hepatopetal) with portal hypertension?
Hepatofugal
Which two veins join to form the innominate vein?
Subclavian vein and internal jugular vein
Which graft bypasses a single iliac artery obstruction?
Fem-Fem Graft
A _______ graft has a double-walled appearance.
Synthetic
The graft that leaves the vein in place and disables the valve is called?
In-Situation Graft
When doing a graft in the leg the vein should measure more than?
2.5 mm
Three characteristics of a normal venous study are?
Patency, spontaneity, respiratory physicity.
Standing (increases/decreases) vein diameter?
Increases
Venous insufficiency is also called?
Reflux
Perforator flow?
Superficial to deep
With DVT patients may be asymptomatic? (True/False)
True
IVC is (high/low) resistance?
Low
Which two veins join at the saphofemoral junction?
CFV and GSV
What three vessels make up the Mickey-mouse sign in the leg?
SFA, PFA(DFA), CFV
A pressure gradient is present in?
Capillary Beds
Force per unit equals?
Pressure
Spider veins are also called? And occur in the left subdermic system.
Telangiectasias
The vein of giacomini drains the?
GSV
Venous pooling reduces venous return to the heart and results in?
Decrease in cardiac output
Toward the head means?
Cephalic
Where in the body has the highest vascular pressure?
Heart
IVC drains into the?
Right atrium
Post-op, pregnancy, and trauma are all risk factors of?
DVT