| Term | Definition |
|---|
| The increase in a blood vessels diameter is called?? | Vasodilation |
| Decrease in the blood vessels diameter is called?? | Vasoconstriction |
| Blood flow into an individual capillary is regulated by?? | Precapillary Sphincter |
| The force of ventricular contraction starts a wave of increased pressure that begins at the heart and travels along the arteries is called?? | Pulse |
| Sometimes called "Pump Failure" is often the complication of heart muscle damage?? | Cardiogenic Shock |
| It is usally the result of a overwhelming bacterial infection?? | Septic Shock |
| Caused by the decrease in the volume of circulating blood?? | Hypovolemic Shock |
| Is a sever allergic reaction to foreign substances in which a person has been sensitized?? | Anaphylactic shock |
| Formation of a blood clot in a vessel?? | Thrombosis |
| A profuse escape of blood from vessels is called?? | Hemorrage |
| Occurs during the heart muscle contraction?? | Systolic Pressure |
| Occurs during the relaxation of the heart muscle?? | Diastolic Pressure |
| The thickness of blood?? | Viscosity |
| Opposition to blood flow owing to friction generated as blood slides along the vessel walls is called?? | Peripheral Resistance |
| Respond to changes in pressure?? | Baroreceptors |
| Cardiac output X Peripheral resistance = | Blood pressure |
| The volume of blood ejected from the ventrical with each beat?? | Stroke Volume |
| Inflatable cuff attached to a pressure gauge is called?? | Sphygmomanometer |
| Lower then normal blood pressure is called?? | Hypotension |
| Higher blood pressure then normal is called?? | Hypertension |
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