Ch 14: Cardiac Output, Blood Flow, And Blood Pressure Flashcards
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Opening of K gates will slow the heartbeat. T/F.
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True
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The first heart sound is associated with the diastole. T/F.
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False
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Resting cardiac muscle cells have a resting potential of ____ millivolts.
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-90
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The plateau of the cardiac muscle action potential is due to prolonged movement of ____ ions.
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Calcium
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The _____ wave of the EKG represents the ventricular repolarization.
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T
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All blood vessels are lined with?
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Endothelial cells
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Cardiac output is equal to?
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Stroke volume x cardiac rate
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The average heart rate is?
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70 bpm
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The average stroke volume is?
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70-80 ml/beat
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The average cardiac output is?
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5,500 ml/minute
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Spontaneous _____ occurs at SA node when HCN channels open, allowing Na+ in.
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Depolarization
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Sympathetic norepinephrine (vagus nerve) and adrenal epinephrine keep HCN channels open, _____ heart rate.
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Increasing
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Parasympathetic _______ opens K+ channels, slowing heart rate.
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Acetylcholine
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The ____ is the volume of blood in the ventricles at the end of diastole. It is sometimes called preload. The stroke volume increases with increased EDV.
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End diastolic volume
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The ____ is the frictional resistance in the arteries.
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Total peripheral resistance
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The ____ is the strength of ventricular contraction.
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Contractility
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What law increased EDV results in increased contractility and thus increased stroke volume?
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Frank-Starling Law
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Increased EDV stretch the myocardium, which increases ____ strength.
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Contraction
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Which control of contractility has sympathetic norepinephrine and adrenal epinephrine that can increase contractility by making more Ca2+ available to sarcomeres?
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Extrinsic
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_____ is controlled by factors that affect venous return, like total blood volume, and venous pressure.
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End diastolic volume
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___ of our body water is found in the cells.
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2/3
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Of the remaining, 80% exists in interstitial spaces and 20% is in the _______.
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Blood plasma
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Urine formation and water intake (drinking) also play a role in _____.
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Blood volume
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_____ is the hydrostatic pressure of the blood in the capillaries minus the hydrostatic pressure of the fluid outside the capillaries.
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Net filtration pressure
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______ is due to proteins dissolved in fluids.
Colloid osmotic pressure
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____ is a combination of hydrostatic pressure and oncotic pressure that predicts movement of fluid across capillary membranes.
Starling forces
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Starling forces predict the movement of fluid out of the capillaries at the _____ and into the capillaries at the ____.
Arteriole end
| Venule end
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____ is excessive accumulations of interstitial fluids.
Edema
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The formation of urine beings with filtration of fluid through capillaries in the kidneys called ______.
Glomeruli
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An ______ is produced by hypothalamus and released when osmoreceptors there detect increased plasma osmolarity.
Antidiuretic hormone
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Increased water intake and decreased urine formation increase _____.
Blood volume
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____ is secreted by adrenal cortex indirectly when blood volume and pressure are reduced.
Aldosterone
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When blood pressure is low, cells in the kidneys secrets the enzyme renin is known as?
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
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______ raises in blood pressure because of the vasoconstriction of small arteries and arterioles, stimulate thirst center in hypothalamus, and stimulates production of aldosterone in adrenal cortex.
Angiotensin II
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_____ is produced by the atria of the heart when stretched.
Atrial natriuretic peptide
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_____ is distributed unequally to different organs due to unequal resistance to blood flow through the organs.
Cardiac output
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_____ of arterioles provides the greatest resistance to blood flow and can redirect flow to/from particular organs.
Vasoconstriction
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The _____ increase total peripheral resistance through release of norepinephrine onto smooth muscle of arterioles in the viscera and skin to stimulate vasoconstriction.
Sympathetic nerves
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____ is released onto skeletal muscles, resulting in increased vasodilation to these tissues.
Acetylcholine
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Molecules produced by one tissue control another tissue with the same organ is called?
Paracrine control
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Smooth muscle relaxation influenced by bradykinin, nitric oxide, and prostaglandin I2 to produce ______.
Vasodilation
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_______ stimulates smooth muscle contraction to produce vasoconstriction and raise total peripheral resistance.
Endothelin-1
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_____ regulation is used by some organs (brain and kidney) to promote constant blood flow when there is fluctuation of blood pressure.
Intrinsic
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Vascular smooth muscle responds to change in arterial blood pressure know as what?
Myogenic control mechanisms
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The _______ supply blood to a massive number of capillaries.
Coronary arteries
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Unlike most organs, blood flow is restricted during _____.
Systole
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_____ tissue also has lots of mitochondria and respiratory enzymes, thus is metabolically very active.
Cardiac
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During exercise, the coronary arteries _____ blood flow from 80 ml to 400 ml/minute/100 g tissue.
Increase
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______ from sympathetic nerve fibers stimulate vasoconstriction, raising vascular resistance at rest.
Norepinephrine
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_____ stimulates vasodilation and thus vascular resistance during exercise.
Adrenal epinephrine
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_____ is enhanced by intrinsic metabolic control mechanisms.
Vasodilation
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Even at rest, ____ muscles still receive 20-25% of the body's blood supply.
Skeletal
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_____ can increase 5X due to increased cardiac rate.
Cardiac output
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______ can increase some due to increased venous return.
Stroke volume
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In _____ the brain cannot tolerate much variation in blood flow.
Cerebral circulation
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When blood pressure legally, cerebral vessels automatically ______.
Dilate
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When blood pressure rises, cerebral vessels automatically _____.
Constrict
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The ____ can tolerate the greatest fluctuations in blood flow.
Skin
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The skin helps control the body temperature in a changing environment by regulating blood flow is called?
Thermoregulation
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The ____ shunts blood from arterioles directly to the venules.
Arteriovenous anastomoses
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______ is affected by blood volume/stroke volume, total peripheral resistance, and cardiac rate.
Blood pressure
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______ blood pressure is low because of the large cross sectional area.
Capillary
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_____ can control blood volume and thus stroke volume.
Kidneys
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The _________ stimulates vasoconstriction of arterioles and increased cardiac output.
Sympathoadrenal system
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______ is activated by changes in the blood pressure detected by baroreceptors in the aortic arch and carotid sinuses.
Baroreceptor reflex
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The _____ center controls vasodilation a d contraction.
Vasomotor
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The cardiac center controls ______.
Heart rate
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Fall in blood pressure means an increase in _____ and decrease in ____ activity, resulting in increased heart rate and total peripheral resistance.
Sympathetic
| Parasympathetic
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______ are activated by increased venous return to stimulate tachycardia and inhibit ADH release.
Atrial stretch reflexes
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The blood pressure is measured in mmHg by an instrument called a _______.
Sphygmomanometer
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A blood pressure cuff produces turbulent flow of blood in the brachial artery, which can be heard using a stethoscope is called sounds of _______.
Korotkoff
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The cuff is first inflated to beyond systolic blood pressure to pinch off an artery. As pressure is released, the _____ sound is heard at systole and a reading can be taken.
First
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The ____ Korotkoff sound is heard when the pressure in the cuff reaches diastolic pressure and a second reading can be taken.
Last
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The average blood pressure is ____.
120/80
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You you are taking someone's pulse, you are measuring their ____.
Heart rate
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The difference between blood pressure at systole and at diastole is the ______.
Pulse pressure
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The average pressure in the arteries in one cardiac cycle is the ______.
Mean arterial pressure
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_____ is high blood pressure.
Hypertension
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____ of Americans have hypertension.
20%
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___ can increase the risk of cardiac diseases and stroke.
Hypertension
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Most people fall into the category of _____.
Essential hypertension
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The dangers of _____ are vascular damage within the organs, especially dangerous in the cerebral vessels and leading to stroke.
Hypertension
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_______ occurs when there is inadequate blood flow to match oxygen usage in the tissues.
Circulatory shock
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______ is due to low blood volume from an injury, dehydration, or burns.
Hypovolemic shock
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Dangerously low blood pressure due to an infection is called?
Septic shock
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Severe allergic reactions can cause _______ shock due to production of histamine and resulting vasodilation.
Anaphylactic
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Spinal cord injury or anesthesis can cause ____ shock due to loss of sympathetic stimulation.
Neurogenic
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Cardiac failure can cause _____ shock due to significant myocardial loss.
Cardiogenic
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_______ occurs when cardiac output is not sufficient to maintain blood flow required by the body.
Congestive heart failure
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What type of receptors do norepinephrine and epinephrine bind to in the heart?
B1- adrenergic
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Acetylcholine bind to ____ receptors of the heart and causes the opening of ___ channels.
Muscarinic, K+
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The cardiac control center of the _____ coordinates the autonomic innervation of the heart.
Medulla oblongata
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Cardiac output would be increased by?
Positive chronotropic agents
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Hydrostatic pressure is _____ and colloid osmotic pressure is _____ at the arterial end of a capillary.
Higher, lower
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______ is a steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex which stimulates kidney salt reabsorption in the kidneys.
Aldosterone
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Angiotensin I is formed from the plasma protein ___ by the action of the enzyme ____.
Angiotensinogen, renin
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Sweat glands can also secrete _____ that stimulates vasodilation of skin arterioles to help reduce body temperature.
Bradykinin
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Which blood vessels have the highest cross-sectional area?
Capillaries
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Which blood vessels have the lowest pressure?
Veins
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Increased blood pressure stimulates?
Decreased sympathetic outflow to the heart
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The last Korotkoff sound occurs when the blood pressure is equal to?
Diastolic pressure
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The mean arterial pressure of a person with a blood pressure 128/68 would be?
88
102
Secondary hypertension may result from?
A renin secreting tumor
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Cardiogenic shock can result from ?
Myocardial infarction
