Midterm Flashcards
(147 cards)
Which of the following blood vessels has the largest effect on total peripheral resistance?
Arterioles
Capillary hydrostatic pressure is increased by
increased in venous resistance
In response to severe
hemorrhage
haematocrit remains normal
The pressoreceptors located in the ___ respond to stretching by slower the rate of the heart.
Aortic sinus
Which of the following is the
property of a cardiac cell to initiate and fire an action potential on its own without external stimulation?
automacity
According to poiseulle’s law for
flow along a cylindrical tube
resistance to flow is
proportional to vessel length
The first heart sound is caused by the
closure of the av valves
T/F systemic circulation carries blood towards the lungs
False
The purpose of the medullary cardiac centers is to
maintain blood pressure
The cardiac reflex control centers are located within the
medulla oblongata
Which of the following blood vessels has the greatest
compliance?
Veins
The events associated with blood flow through the heart
during one complete heartbeat.
cardiac cycle
Which of the following is not affected by the preload in the heart muscle
end diastolic
volume
The second heart sound is caused by the
closure of the semilunar valves
When does blood flow into the coronary arteries
during ventricular relaxation
The highest pressure exerted by
the heart is called the
systolic
pressure
The average blood pressure in an artery is the
mean arterial pressure
The ___ layer of an artery
contains the greatest amount of smooth muscle
tunica media
The amount of blood pumped by
each ventricle in one minute
cardiac output
Three factors that contribute to arterial blood pressure are cardiac output, blood volume
and ___.
resistance
Lining of the heart chambers is called
endocardium
The superior vena cava enters the ___ of the heart
right
atrium
The volume of blood pumped by one ventricle with each heartbeat
cardiac output
Edema results from a decrease in
plasma oncotic pressure