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Andrea Barriga

Anatomy Week 10: The Heart and Blood

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The difference between systolic pressure and diastolic pressure is called? Pulse pressure
Cardiac output is determined by Stroke volume and heart rate
Which two factors promote the return of venous blood to the heart? blood-pumping action of respirations and skeletal muscle contractions
Which are the two baroreceptors that are located near the heart? Aortic baroreceptors and carotid baroreceptors
Blood viscosity stems mainly from the red blood cells but also partly from the ____ in blood? Protein molecules present
The localized pressure gradient needed to maintain blood flow in a tissue is called? Perfusion pressure
The term used to describe the collection of mechanisms that influence the circulation of blood it? hemodynamics
The term blood type refers to the type of blood cell Antigen
The _____ drains much of the superficial leg and foot Great saphenous vein
_____ is used to determine the volume percentage of red blood cells in whole blood? Hematocrit
The free edges of the atrioventricular valves are anchored to the ? Papillary muscles
Renal veins drain blood from the ? Kidneys
A decrease in the amount of white blood cells is called? Leukopenia
the bulk of the heart wall is the thick, contractile middle layer called the ? Myocardium
The structure referred to as the pacemaker of the heart is(are) the ? SA node
The normal ECG is composed of all of the following except a? E Wave
The heart has its own special covering, a loose-fitting inextensible sac called the ? Pericardium
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