Smooth muscle cells that guard the entrance to capillaries
Precapillary sphincters
Carries blood to heart
VEINS
Carry blood into the venules
CAPILLARIES
Carry blood away from the heart
ARTERIES
Largest Vein
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA
Largest Artery
AORTA
Outermost layer of arteries and veins
TUNICA EXTERNA
A type of arteriosclerosis caused by lipids
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Decreased blood supply to a tissue
ISCHEMIA
Abnormally widening of arterial wall
ANEURYSM
Tissue Death
NECROSIS
Necrosis that has progressed to decay
GANGRENE
Varicose veins in the rectum
HEMORRHOIDS
Vein inflammation
PHLEBITIS
Cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
STROKE
Hardening of the arteries
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
Clot formation
THROMBUS
The aorta carries blood out of what?
LEFT VENTRICLE
The superior vena cava returns blood to?
RIGHT ATRIUM
The ________ function as exchange vessels.
CAPILLARIES
Blood returns from the lungs during pulmonary circulatino via the:
PULMONARY VEINS
Removing excess glucose & storing it in the liver as glycogen
Detoxifying blood
Assisting the body to maintain proper blood glucose balance
All the above are how what serves the body?
IS HOW THE HEPATIC PORTAL CIRCULATION SERVES THE BODY
The structure used to bypass the liver in the fetal circulation is the:
DUCTUS VENOSUS
The foramen ovale serves the fetal circulation by:
SHUNTING BLOOD FROM THE RIGHT ATRIUM DIRECTLY IN THE LEFT ATRIUM
The structure used to connect the aorta and pulmonary artery in the fetal circulation is the:
DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS
What are the following?
Femoral, Coronary, Popliteal
ALL ARE ARTERIES
Blood pressure is highest in the?
ARTERIES
Blood press is lowest in the?
VEINS
The difference between two blood pressures is referred to as?
GRADIENT
A stroke is often the result of low or high blood pressure?
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Massive hemorrhage increases or decreases blood pressure?
DECREASE
Blood pressure?
IS THE VOLUME OF BLOOD IN THE VESSELS
What affects cardiac output and blood pressure?
BOTH THE STRENGTH AND THE RATE OF HEARTBEAT
What helps determine how much blood drains out of arteries into arterioles?
THE DIAMETER OF THE ARTERIOLES
What does a stronger heartbeat tend to do to blood pressure?
INCREASE IT
A weaker heartbeat tends to do what to the blood pressure?
DECREASE IT
What is it when Systolic pressure is being exerted against the vessels?
CONTRACTING
What happens if blood pressure becomes less viscous than normal?
BLOOD PRESSURE DECREASES
What device is used to measure blood pressures?
SPHYGMOMANOMETER
What is venous blood pressure within the the right atrium called?
CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE
The pulse is a/an ________ expanding and then recoiling?
ARTERY
What artery is located in the wrist?
RADIAL ARTERY
What is located in the neck along the front edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
THE COMMON CAROTID ARTERY
What artery is located at the bend of the elbow that is used for locating the pulse?
BRACHIAL ARTERY
Complications of septicemia may result in?
SEPTIC SHOCK
What results from any type of heart failure?
CARDIOGENIC SHOCK
What is an acute type of allergic reaction called?
ANAPHYLAXIS
What is caused by a severe allergic reaction characterized by blood vessel dilation?
ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK
Caused by nerve condition that relaxes (dilates) blood vessels and thus reduces blood flow?
NEUROGENIC SHOCK
What does "Hypovolemia" mean?
LOW BLOOD VOLUME
What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
HYPERTENSION
What is septic shock caused by?
COMPLICATIONS OF TOXINS IN THE BLOOD
What is a drop in blood volume?
HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK
Which vessels collect blood from the capillaries and return it to the heart?
VEINS
What is the innermost coat of an artery that comes into direct contact with blood called?
TUNICA INTIMA
Varicose veins in the rectum?
HEMORRHOIDS
The ductus venosus allows most blood from the placenta to bypass the fetal liver?
IN THE FETAL CIRCULATION
What is "Arteriosclerosis" a disorder of?
ARTERIES
A common type of vascular disease that occludes arteries by lipids and other matter is?