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Cardiovascular Dynamics

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diastole   relaxation of the heart  
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systole   contraction of the heart  
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end diastolic volume   the volume in the ventricles at the end of diastole, just befor cardiac contraction  
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stroke volume   the volume ejected by a single ventricular contraction  
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end systolic volume   the volume remaining in teh ventricle after contraction  
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cardiac output   the amount of blood the heart is able to pump per minute, hr X sv  
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blood flow   the amount of blood moving through a body area of the entire cardiovascular system in a given amount of time.  
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vasoconstriction   contraction of smooth muscle of the blood vessel  
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vasodilation   relaxation of smooth muscle of the blood vessel  
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laminar flow   free flowing blood in the middle of the vessel  
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pressue gradient   the flow rate of a blood through a vein is directly proportionatal to the difference between the pressures at teh two ends of the vein.  
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preload   the degree to which the ventricles are stretched by the end diastolic volume  
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contractility   strength of the cardiac muscle contraction.  
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afterload   the back pressure generated by the blood in the aorta and the pulmonary trunk.  
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atherosclerosis   plaques in the arteries  
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