Stasis Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
What is homeostasis
A
The purposeful maintenance of a stable internal environment by coordinated physiological processes that oppose change
2
Q
Chemoreceptors
A
What they do - Ph/02/c02
Where they are -Medulla
Carotid bodies
Aortic bodies
3
Q
Baroreceptors
A
What they do - volume and stretch
Where they are - carotid sinus and aortic arch
Lungs
Bladder
4
Q
Factors that affect BP
A
Peripheral resistance
Blood volume
Cardiac output
5
Q
How to calculate BP
A
Cardiac output x peripheral resistance
6
Q
How to calculate cardiac output
A
Stroke volume x HR
7
Q
Clotting cascade
A
Van willaband - prothrombin - thrombin - fibrogen
