Cardiovascular System — Flashcards

What phenomenon is responsible for blood flow through the capillaries?_____

_____ have both unitary and multiunit smooth muscle systems

Laminar non-turbulent blood flow is associated with the production of _____ transcription factor

What is the formula for cardiac index?_____

_____ beats- occur when a sinus and ventricular beat coincides to produce a hybrid complex

The total fetal cardiac output at term is approximately _____ mL/kg/min.

_____ is gradient in pressure between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava (IVC).

Duration of the AV nodal delay is _____s

Cardiac muscle cannot be tetanized due to _____ refractory period.

Effect of valvular diseases on PV loop:The pressure-volume curve is shifted to the left and down in _____