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26 Cards in this Set
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most common pulse site
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Radial
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Coronary Sinus is for
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heart
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what system carries blood from abdominal organs to the liver
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Hepatic portal system
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what do you take BP with
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stethoscope & sphygmomanometer
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force exerted by blood against artery walls
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Blood pressure
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exchange medium for circulation
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Interstitial fluid or
tissue fluid |
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main process in which capillaries exchange
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diffusion
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where u take a vena puncture
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Median cubital
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3 things that are controlled by vasomotor center
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vasodilation
vasoconstriction Precapillary sphincter |
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where do u take blood pressure
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over the brachial artery
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mechanisms that promote blood to return to the heart
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contractions of skeletal muscles
breathing valves |
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large channel that drains deoxygenated blood
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sinus
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vein that carries blood to heart, neck and upper extremities
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superior vena cava
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the longest vein
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saphenous
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what branch of the aorta supplies the R & L coronary arteries
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ascending
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where is the Popliteal artery
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behind the knee
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the renal arteries supply the
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kidneys
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the phrenic arteries supply the
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diaphragm
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the inner tunic of arteries and veins
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endothelium
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name 5 types of blood vessels
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arteries
arterioles capillaries, venules veins |
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capillaries in the lungs are part of what circuit
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pulmonary
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the aorta is part of what circuit
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systemic circuit
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the largest artery that receives blood from the left ventricle
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aorta
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pulse sites
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brachial -inside of elbow, bp
radial - most common, thumb side ulna - wrist on little finger side |
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iliac arteries & subdivisions
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internal iliac arteries & external iliac arteries
popliteal (behind knee),tibial (top of ankle) dorsalis pedis- top of foot |
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vessel structure
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3 tunics of arteries & veins
inner layer: endothelium middle layer -smooth muscle outer layer- supporting connective tissue |
