CV6

Question 1

What is the primary role of the heart and circ system in maintaing homeostasis?

Answer 1

Transport of gases and nutrients to the tissues of body organs to support metabolic activities. As well as removal of by-product of metabolism

Question 2

What is organ blood low determined by?

Answer 2

Driving pressure and vascular resistance

Question 3

The heart accepts blood at ___ pressure during ___ and propels it forward at ___ pressures during ____

Answer 3

low, diastole, high systole

Question 4

What are the five main types of blood vessels?

Answer 4

Arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins

Question 5

Veins have ___ pressure and ____ volume

Answer 5

low, variable

Question 6

Arteries have ___ pressure and ____ volumr

Answer 6

high, constant

Question 7

The majority of blood in the circulatory system is in the ___-

Answer 7

veins

Question 8

Decreases in blood volume greater than ____ can lead to decreases in _____

Answer 8

10%, blood pressure

Question 9

Frank- Starling Law of the heart

Answer 9

strole volume increases when blood volume increases