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Lab 33
Human Cardiovascular Lab quiz
Question | Answer |
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According to general usage _____ refers to ventricular relaxation. | Systole |
A graph illustrating the pressure and volume changes during one heartbeat is called the | Cardiac cycle |
When ventricular systole begins, intraventricular pressure increases rapidly, closing the atrioventricular (AV) valves. True or False | True |
The average heart beats approximately _____ times per minute. | 75 beats per minute |
Circle the correct term. Abnormal heart sounds called murmurs/stroke can indicate valvular problems. | Murmurs |
The term ___ refers to the alternating surges of pressure in an artery that occur with each contraction and relaxation of the left ventricle | Systole |
The pulse is most ofter taken at the lateral aspect of the wrist, above the thumb, compressing the Popiteal/radial artery | Radial artery |
What device will you use today to measure your subject's blood pressure | Sphygmomanometer or blood pressure cuff |
In reporting a bllod pressure of 120/90 which number represents the diastolic pressure? | 90 |
the _____ are characteristic sounds that indicate the resumption of blood flow to the artery being occluded when taking blood pressure. | sounds of Korotkoff |
The term ____ refers to the alternating surges of presure in an artery that occur with each contraction and relaxation of the left ventricle. | Pulse |
The difference between systolic and distolic pressure is called _______ | Pulse presure |
_______ is defined as the pressure the blood exerts against any unit area of the vllod vessel walls, and ist is generally measured in the arteries. | Blood pressure |
The pressure in the arteries at the peak of ventricular ejecttion is called | Systolic pressure |
Which reflects the pressure during ventricular relaxation | Diastolic pressure |