Blood Vessels/Pressure Flashcards
Tunica intima cell layer..
Simple squamous
Tunica media cell layer..
Smooth muscle
Tunica adventitia layer..
Dense connective tissue
What did pilocarpine do to heart rate?
Lowered it
What did atropine do to heart rate?
Increased it
What did epinephrine do to heart rate?
Rapidly increased
What does digitalis do to heart rate?
Rapidly decreased
What’s the pressure on blood vessels when the heart pumps?
Systolic BP
What’s the pressure on blood vessels when the heart relaxes?
Diastolic BP
Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure is?
Pulse pressure
How do you find MAP
Pulse pressure/3 + diastolic pressure
Name pulse points
Superficial temporal, common carotid, facial, dorsalis pedis, femoral, radius, brachial