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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| normal blood pressure value | 120/80 |
| Systolic blood pressure is... | the force of the blood on the artery walls and the pressure in the arteries at the peak of ventricular ejection |
| diastolic blood pressure is... | the pressure during ventricular relaxation |
| normal pulse rate | 70-76 |
| pulse points | temporal artery, facial artery, common carotid artery, brachial artery, radial artery, femoral artery, popliteal artery, posterior tibial artery, dorsalis pedis artery |
| how do you take blood pressure | inflate the cuff until you stop hearing sound (usualy about 180 psi) then slowly deflate the arm cuff untill you start hearing a beating (systolic pressure) and continue to deflate until you don't hear a sound at all then you have reached the diastolic |
| route from heart to left fingers and back | from heart > ascending aorta > aortic arch>subclavian>axillary>brachial>radial>capillary bed>basilic>brachial>axillary>subclavian>superior vena cava |
| route from heart to guts and back | heart>ascending aorta>aortic arch>descending aorta>thoracic aorta>abdominal aorta>celiac trunk> gastric>capillary bed>gastric>hepatic portal vein>inferior vena cava |
| route from heart to toes and back | heart>ascending aorta>aortic arch>descending aorta>thoracic aorta>abdominal aorta>common iliac>external iliac>femoral>popliteal>anterior tibial>dorsalis pedis>capillary bed>dorsalis pedis>anterior tibial>popliteal> femoral>external iliac>common iliac>ivc |
| what hormones are produced in the neurohypophysis | none |
| what hormone is produced in teh adenohypophysis | prolactin |
| what hormone is produced in parathyroid | parathyroid hormone |
| what hormone is produced in thyroid | t3 and t4 |
| what hormone is produced in pancreas | insulin |
| state the three layers of the adrenal cortex and a hormone produced in each | 1. zona glomerosa (mineral corticoids) 2. zona faciculata (glucocorticoids) 3. zona reticularis (adrogens) |
| what is the most abundant blood cell in the body | red blood cells |