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_____ number predicts whether blood flow will be laminar or turbulent

What equation may be used to calculate Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) given a patient's blood pressure?

Which type of blood vessel causes the greatest decrease in pressure in a vascular system arranged in series? _____

What type of resistance is illustrated by the arrangement of blood vessels in systemic circulation? _____

Viscosity of blood depends mostly on _____

What equation is used to calculate mean arterial pressure using a patient's cardiac output?_____

The rate at which blood is pumped from either ventricle is called the _____

Both ADH and oxytocin are neuropeptides, synthesized in hypothalamic neurons and secreted from nerve terminals in the _____

At the junction of the arterioles and capillaries is a smooth muscle band called the _____

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_____ are a type of blood vessel with the highest resistance in the cardiovascular system

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Flashcard 1: _____ number predicts whether blood flow will be laminar or turbulent

Answer: Reynolds'

Flashcard 2: What equation may be used to calculate Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) given a patient's blood pressure?

Answer: MAP = 2/3 diastolic pressure + 1/3 systolic pressure

Flashcard 3: Which type of blood vessel causes the greatest decrease in pressure in a vascular system arranged in series? _____

Answer: Arterioles

Flashcard 4: What type of resistance is illustrated by the arrangement of blood vessels in systemic circulation? _____

Answer: Parallel resistance

Flashcard 5: Viscosity of blood depends mostly on _____

Answer: hematocrit

Flashcard 6: What equation is used to calculate mean arterial pressure using a patient's cardiac output?_____

Answer: MAP = CO x TPR

Flashcard 7: The rate at which blood is pumped from either ventricle is called the _____

Answer: cardiac output

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Flashcard 8: Both ADH and oxytocin are neuropeptides, synthesized in hypothalamic neurons and secreted from nerve terminals in the _____

Answer: posterior pituitary

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Flashcard 9: At the junction of the arterioles and capillaries is a smooth muscle band called the _____

Answer: pre-capillary sphincter

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Flashcard 10: _____ are a type of blood vessel with the highest resistance in the cardiovascular system

Answer: Arterioles

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