SFOS 18

Phlebostatic axis
- Standard reference point indepent of gravity
- Located at right atrium
What causes veins to constrict?

Sympathetic nervous system
Compliance

Ability of the veins to hold blood
Unstressed vascular volume

Volume of blood remaining in vascular systems at zero pressure
What is mean systemic filling pressure?

Pressure at which venous return stops

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SFOS 18

Description

SFOS 18

Updated

2011-04-17T21:52:46Z