Cardiovascular System — Flashcards

_____ substances cross the capillary wall via aqueous clefts (between endothelial cells).

The heart sound _____ can be associated with ventricular noncompliance

Activation of _____ adrenergic receptors causes coronary and skeletal muscle vaso-dilation

The most important local metabolic factors for cerebral circulation are _____ and H+ (pH)

Only clinical indicators of perfusion of the gastrointestinal tract and muscular beds are the global measures of _____ and the mixed venous oxygen saturation

The _____ function curve is a plot of the relationship between pressure of the right atrium and venous return

An increased blood volume (or venous tone) causes the cardiac output to _____ and right atrial pressure to increase

Preload is approximated by _____ ventricular end-diastolic volume (EDV)

A(n) _____ in TPR causes a(n) upward shift of the cardiac function curve

_____ is a good approximation of left atrial pressure