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The Cardiovascular System

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What are the functions of the Cardiovascular system?   show
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The cardiovascular is a _____ transport   show
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show Oxygen  
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If blood flow to the brain is stopped, consciousness is lost after _____   show
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show 5-10 min  
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show Ischemia  
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Low oxygen   show
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show Anoxia  
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What constitutes the cardiovascular system?   show
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show One direction  
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show Deoxygenated  
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From the right side of the heart, pumped to the lungs via pulmonary circulation   show
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show Oxygenated blood  
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The heart is located in the   show
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show Apex  
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show Pericardium  
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show Friction rub  
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The heart is divided by the ______-- prevents blood from mixing   show
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show T  
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show The bottom and upward  
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show Cardiac muscle  
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show Ventricular contraction  
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Heart valves prevent   show
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Between the atria and ventricles   show
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Between the right atrium and right ventricle   show
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show Bicuspid valve  
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Between the ventricles and the arteries leaving that particular ventricle   show
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show Pulmonary valve  
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Between left ventricle and the aorta   show
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Thin flaps of tissue joined at their base to a ring of connective tissue   show
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show Chordae tendineae  
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show papillary muscles  
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show Semilunar Valves  
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Prevent blood that has entered the arteries from flowing back into the ventricles during ventricular relaxation   show
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During ventricular contraction, the ______ remain closed to prevent blood flow backward into the atria   show
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show Dont  
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show Myogenic  
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signal comes from _________(aka pacemaker).. smaller and contain fewer contractile fibers than other myocardial contractile cells--lack sacromeres- no contraction   show
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show Contractile cardiac muscle cells  
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show L-type Ca++ (Calcium entry and excitation contracton (EC) coupling)  
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show Ca++ (Calcium entry and excitation contraction (EC) coupling)  
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Ca++ is pumped back into the SR via action of the ____________   show
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show Na+ Ca++ exchanger (Cardiac muscle relaxation)  
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Cardiac contraction can be graded. T or F   show
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Each fiber has the ability to   show
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show The number of active crossbridges, dependent on the amount of Ca++ in the cytosol, more Ca++, more troponin bound, more actin and myosin cross bridges can form  
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show Bicuspid valve  
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show Hypoxia  
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T or F blood returning to the right atrium from the superior and inferior vena cava is free of oxygen   show
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The tricuspid valve opens due to   show
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show a smaller SR  
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During cardiac muscle relaxation, Ca++ is pumped out of the cell via   show
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After the cardiomyocyte membrane is depolarized, what channels open on the cell membrane?   show
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show T  
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show Contractile Cells: Phase 4: -resting potential (-90mV) Phase 0: depolarization voltage-gated Na+ channels open and Na+ enters (channels close at +20mV) Phase 1: initial repolarization K+ begins to leave via K+ channels  
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show Phase 2: plateau slow voltage-gated Ca++ channels finally open after initial depolarization; some “fast” K+ will shut Phase 3: rapid repolarization slow voltage-gated K+ channels are open; resting potential is reestablished  
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show Tetanus  
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show pacemaker potential  
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show -60mV  
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Pacemaker potentials   show
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Pacemaker potentials (cont'd)   show
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show autonomic nervous system  
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show Heart rate  
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show To speed up rate of heart  
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show To slow the heart  
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show Sympathetic stimulation  
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show Parasympathetic stimulation  
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The typical starting membrane potential in autorhythmic cardiomyocytes is   show
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show The membrane is permeable to Na+ and K+ and I-f channels are open  
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show T  
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show L-type Ca++  
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show Electrical signal  
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show Sinoatrial (SA) node  
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Wave of depolarization spreads over the internodal pathway and to the _______(found at the bottom of the right atrium)   show
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show Purkinje fibers  
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What is the purpose of this internodal conducting system?   show
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***The SA node will also spread the action potential to the adjacent contractile cells( they will depolarization and contract, but transduction is slower)   show
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show If the signal passed from the atria directly to the ventricles, the top of the ventricles would contract first This would prevent the blood from being pushed out the tops of the ventricles and into the arteries  
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show apex ***the bottom of the ventricles to contract first  
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Transmission through the AV node is (slower/faster) than the rest of the internodal system--- this allows for the atria to complete contraction before ventricular contraction   show
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T or F upstream pacemakers set the rate   show
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*** SA node--> AV node--> AV bundle--> Bundle branches   show
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show Electrocardiogram (ECG)  
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Electrodes placed on both arms and the left leg (creates a triangle around the heart).   show
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Pair of electrodes   show
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show cardiac cycle-->series of waves and segments  
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show P wave  
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show QRS complex  
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show T wave  
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*** Mechanical contraction is slightly logging behind the electrical conduction   show
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Atrial contraction   show
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Ventricular contraction   show
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ST segment depression can indicate   show
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show Ventricular contraction  
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show Cardiac cycle  
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Phase 2: Atrial systole Final 20% of ventricular filling is accomplished   show
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show cardiac cycle phase 3 cont'd: AV valves shut - associated with the first heart sound (S1 – “lub”) Semilunar valves are also shut at this time, and therefore blood stays in the ventricle: known as isovolumic contraction  
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show cardiac cycle  
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show cardiac cycle phase 5 cont'd: This will cause the semilunar valves to shut Second heart sound – S2 “dub” Isovolumic relaxation  
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show volume  
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Y-axis   show
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show T  
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The starting point is A Ventricle is relaxed Holding the least amount of blood that it will hold during the cycle   show
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Point B: Ventricle contracts with both mitral and aortic valve shut – therefore pressure increases as the volume remains constant (B→C) Isolvolumic Contraction   show
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Point C: Ventricular pressure will exceed aortic pressure, aortic valves open Pressure continues to rise Volume in the ventricle decreases as blood is ejected into the aorta (C→D).   show
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show Looking at pressure and volume changes in depth  
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The ventricle relaxes (D→A); the aortic valve is shut, and therefore volume does not change Isovolumic relaxation   show
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What causes s1 or the lub sound of the heart   show
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Aortic pressure is greater than ventricular pressure during isovolumic contraction T or F   show
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The centricles are empty at the end of the cardiac cycle T or F   show
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show Stroke volume= EDV-ESV  
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show 135mL  
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show 65mL  
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show 100mL-- due to increase in EDV increasing preload in heart  
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SV is directly related to the force of contraction affected by   show
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show cardiac output= HR x SV  
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What happens if cardiac output decreases in one ventricle?   show
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show 16.3L/min  
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show The pulmonary circulation will have gained 10mL of blood while the systemic circulation will have lost 10mL…  
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***Force proportional to sarcomere length-- the longer (optimum), the more force created   show
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The ventricle wall stretches as it fills with more blood, which is called ________, the stronger the force of contraction   show
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show Frank-Starling law  
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show preload/stretch  
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blood returning from systemic or pulmonary veins will ultimately end up in our ventricles..... therefore the EDV is determined by the   show
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Three factors affecting venous return   show
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The veins are squeezed by our contracting skeletal muscles, "skeletal muscle pump this pushes the blood forward. EDV increases, and therefore, so will stroke volume (Frank-Starling law)   show
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During inspiration, what happens to the pressure in the thoracic cavity?   show
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More blood is drawn into the thoracic cavity, increasing venous return. this is known as   show
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Sympathetic nervous innervation causes a _______. catecholamines (EPI, NE, DOPA) acting on ________. This squeezes more blood into the heart.. EDV increases as will SV   show
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show contractility  
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contractility is controlled by   show
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affect contractility   show
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***EPI/NE--> adrenergic receptor--> cAMP messenger--> acts on Ca++ channels (increases the time they remain open)   show
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The load that the ventricle has to overcome during contraction.. in order to eject the blood   show
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show arterial blood pressure and EDV  
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show loss of aortic compliance(stretchability), systemic hypertension(increase in blood pressure), may result in left ventricular hypertrophy(enlargement of an organ) (LVH)-- loses elastance  
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A patient’s aortic valve has become constricted, creating a condition known as cardiac stenosis. Which ventricle is affected by this change, and what happens to the afterload on that ventricle?   show
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What allows our blood to flow through our vasculature(blood vessels)?   show
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The highest pressure occurs in the _____ due to LV contraction   show
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pressure will continually decrease throughout the circulation--lowest in the   show
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The pressure of moving fluid (increases/decreases) as it travels a distance   show
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Blood in our vessels exert two pressure components:   show
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When a fluid moves through a system (blood moving through the vessels) it will   show
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****Blood flows from areas of higher to lower pressure   show
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show pressure gradient  
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Flow is proportional to   show
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Our cardiovascular system will ______ flow of blood   show
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show decrease  
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Flow is proportional to   show
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show vessel radius (r)-- smaller radius, higher resistance, tube length (L)--longer tube, higher resistance, and fluid viscosity (η)- thicker fluid, more resistance  
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show R=8Lη/πr4 = 1/r4  
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show Vasoconstriction and vasodilation has a large effect on the resistance in that particular vessel  
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______ is dependent on the flow rate and cross sectional area   show
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show flow rate  
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how far a fixed amount of blood travels per unit time-- how fast   show
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show v=Q/A V= velocity, Q= flow rate, A= cross sectional area of the vessel  
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show velocity increases and rate remains constant  
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show pressure reservoir  
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total blood flow through the entire system is the same as the   show
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veins are referred to as the   show
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show blood vessels  
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the endothelium...   show
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show smooth muscle Circular layer of vascular smooth muscle for vasoconstriction and vasodilation Maintain muscle tone (partial contraction at all times) Depends on Ca++ entry from extracellular fluid  
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arteries carry blood ____ from the heart   show
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show arteries  
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flow of arteries is described as _______into smaller vessels   show
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show more; less  
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show capillaries  
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lack smooth muscle and fibrous/elastic connective tissue--facilitates exchange   show
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show capillaries  
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show pericytes  
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show convergent (to come together)  
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when venules converge into veins, they become   show
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show veins  
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show veins  
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venous blood must flow...   show
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varicose veins (enlarged veins)...   show
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show angiogenesis  
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occurs during wound healing and uterine lining growth and in response to endurance training   show
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controlled by cytokines and growth factors released from the endothelium or surrounding tissues stimulate (mitogens): VEGF and FGF inhibit angiostatin and endostatin plays a role in the growth of malignant tumors   show
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the driving force for blood--generated by ventricular contraction   show
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show Driving pressure wave  
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show highest; lowest  
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show 120 mmHg during systole and 80 mmHg during diastole  
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the pressure in vessel wall as blood is forced through during ventricular systole   show
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show resistance -- disappears at the capillaries  
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pulse pressure indicative of strength of the pressure wave. pulse pressure =   show
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single value to represent the driving pressure in our vessels   show
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MAP=   show
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show MAP  
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show cardiac output  
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show peripheral resistance  
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MAP is proportional to   show
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Describe what happens to MAP if CO remains the same, but arteriole resistance increases?   show
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How do we regulate BP when blood volume change?   show
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the renal and cardiovascular system work to restore a ___________   show
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show maintain arterial blood pressure If MAP drops, sympathetic stimulation cause venous constriction; this causes more blood to accumulate in the arterial side  
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blood pressure   show
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blood pressure: (a) Cuff pressure exceeds arterial pressure (b) cuff pressure is gradually released – blood flow is reestablished Korotkoff sound (systolic pressure)   show
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show 1/r4  
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show 2) Sympathetic control – regulate blood distribution for homeostasis (i.e. temperature regulation) 3) Hormonal control (i.e. angiotensin II, ANP) – act directly on arterioles or by influencing sympathetic control  
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show myogenic autoregulation will cause constriction, resistance increases/flow decreases  
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mechanically gated Ca++ channels open, allowing for Ca++ to enter the cell   show
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show paracrines ex: oxygen, carbon dioxide, NO  
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aerobic metabolism (exercise)(increase)--> O2 (decrease)--> CO2 (increase)--> paracrine action--> vasodilation   show
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show re-active hyperemia (paracrines)  
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show sympathetic innervation  
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show norepinephrine-- binds to α-adrenergic receptors to cause vasoconstriction  
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show adrenal gland  
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****NE--> α-adrenergic receptors-->vasoconstriction EPI--> B2 receptor--> vasodilation   show
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show 20  
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working muscle receive ____% of CO   show
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blood flow through all the arterioles at the same time is equal to CO   show
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arterioles have the ability to constrict: (increase/decrease) arteriole resistance, (increase/decrease) flow   show
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density is directly proportional to   show
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show capillary diameter  
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endothelial cells are connected to one another via “leaky” junctions Most common; found in muscle, connective tissue, neural tissue (i.e. blood brain barrier)   show
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contain large pores, allowing passage of large volumes of fluid Kidneys and intestines   show
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***the smaller vessel area the higher flow velocity (if rate is constant)   show
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flow rate is low... therefore velocity rate is low   show
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show enhances gas exchange  
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show diffusion; transcytosis  
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show  
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*****small solutes or gases move either directly though or between the cell larger solutes and proteins require vesicles --- ex:transcytosis   show
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fluid is flowing out of the capillaries   show
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show absorption (bulk flow)  
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bulk flow is dependent upon   show
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show arteriole  
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net absorption at the ______ end   show
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32 mmHg at the arteriole end and decreases (due to friction) to 15 mmHg at the venous end   show
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show capillary hydrostatic pressure  
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determined by the solute concentration(proteins)   show
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show capillary osmotic pressure absorption= osmotic pressure  
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show  
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filtration is (greater/lesser) than absorption   show
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accumulation of fluid in the interstitial space--- result in swelling   show
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show capillary exchange --- filtration>absorption  
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show elephantiasis (parasite)  
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show filtration  
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decrease plamsa protein concentration   show
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show filtration  
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venous return decreases and CO falls from 5 to 3 L/min   show
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show baroreeceptor reflex  
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show orthostatic hypotension  
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show heart rate increases, force of contraction increases, vessels constrict  
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show  
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