A&P blood vessel disease

excessively high Blood pressure; criteria vary but it is often considered to be a condition in which systolic pressure exeeds 150 mmHG or diastolic pressure exeeds 90mmHG.

Pertaining to the arm proper, the region from the shoulder to elbow.

a proportion of the osmotic pressure of a body fluid that is due to its protein. compare oncotic pressure

a net force favoring filtration of a fluid from a capillary when all the hydrostatic and osmotic pressure of the blood and tissue fluids are taken into account.

the narrowest type of vesse in the cardiovascular and lymphatic system; engages in fluid exchanges with surrounding tissues

the loss of blood flow to any part of the brain due to obstruction or hemorrhage of an artery, leading to the necrosis of nervous tissue; also called stroke or apoplexy.

Perforated with holes or slits, as in fenestrated blood capillaries and the elastic sheets of large arteries

a weak, bulging point in the wall of a heart chamber or blood vessel, presenting a threat of hemorrhage.

The process of fluid transfer between blood stream and tissue fluid

the difference between the colloid osmotic pressure of the blood and that of the tissue fluid, usually favoring the fluid absorption by the blood capillaries. compare colloid osmotic pressure

the amount of blood supplied to a tissue in a given peroid of time

pertaining to the kidney

any blood vessel that conducts blood away from the heart

pertaining to the armpit

pertaining to the tongue, as in lingual papillae.

an enzyme secreted by the kidneys in response to hypotension; converts the plasma protein angiotensinogen to angiotensin I, leading indirectly to a raise in BP.

the peak arterial blood pressure measured during ventricular systole

the obstruction of blood vessel by an embolus.

loose fibroconnective tissue forming the outermost sheath around organs such as a blood vessel or the esophagus

an organ system consisting of the heart, blood vessels, and blood. compare cardiovascular system

the growth of new blood vessels

a severe systemic form of anaphylaxis involving bronchiolar constriction, impaired breating, vasodilation, and rapid drop in blood pressure with a threat of circulatory failure

the movement of molecules resulting from their spontaneous thermal vibration; net diffusion is the movement of more molecules in one direction than in another

a state of cardiac output inadequate to meet the metabolic needs of the body

pertaining to the liver

a large artery that extends from the ventricle to the lower abdominal cavity and gives rise to all arteries of the systemic circulation

making a sharp L- or U= shaped bend, as in the arcuate arteries of the kidneys and uterus.

a joint movement that increases the angle between two bones beyoned 180 degrees.

the ability of a tissue to control its own blood supply through vasomotion or angiogenesis.

a vein that has become permanently distended and convoluted due to a loss of competence of the venous valves; expecially common in the lower extremity, esophagus, and anal canal.

a small cellular mass immediately superior to the branch in the common carotid artery, containing sensory cells that detect changes in blood ph and carbon dioxide and oxygen content

a network of blood vessels that connect capillaries of the intestines to capillaries (sinusoids) of the liver, thus delivering newly absorbed nutrients directly to the liver

pertaining to the lower back and sides, between the thoracic cage and pelvis.

a vessel of duct

an anatomical convergence, the opposite of branch; a point where two blood vessels merge and combine their bloodstreams or where two nerves or ducts converge

widespread or pertaining to the body as a whole, as in the systemic circulation.

any blood vessel that carries blood toward either atrium of the heart.

pertaining to the eye or vision; optic

collective term for vasoconstriction and vasodilation

the smallest type of vein, receiving drainage from capillaries.

a small arterythat empties into a metarteriole or capillary

circulatory shock, a state of cardiac output that is insufficient to meet the body's physiological needs, with consequences ranging from fainting to death.

between cells

oncotic pressure-hydrostatic pressure-Net filtration pressure