Aterial Blood Pressure
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| What is the definition of Arterial BP? |
FORCE exerted by Blood against the Arterial walls |
| What creates Arterial BP? |
CONTRACTION of Heart and Blood Vessels |
| What is the definition of Systole? |
pressure during Ventricular CONTRACTION |
| What is the definition of Diastole? |
pressure during Ventricular RELAXATION |
| When is more Stroke Volume moving? |
during DIASTOLE |
| What would a weak pulse indicate? |
LOW Systole or HIGH Diastole |
| What would cause a LOW Systole? |
Hemmorage |
| What is Ateriosclerosis? |
Hardening of Ateries |
| What is Atherosclerosis? |
Lipid deposits in Arterioles |
| What is the normal adult Arterial BP? |
120 Systolic/80mm Hg Diastolic |
| What isthe significance of Mean Arterial Pressure? |
= the overall that is dictating Blood Flow |
| What is the Pulse Pressure of a normal adult? |
(systolic - diastolic) = 40mm Hg |
| What is the normal adults MAP? |
120/80 avg = 93mm Hg |
| How much of the Stroke Volume leaves the Heart during Systole? |
1/3 SV into Arterioles |
| How much of the Stroke Volume leaves the Heart during Diastole? |
2/3 SV into Arterioles |
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