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73 Cards in this Set
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Name the 2 Circulatory Systems in the body. |
Pulmonary (right heart) Systemic (left heart) |
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What are the 3 main components of the CardioVascular System? |
Heart Circulatory System (pulmonary + systemic) Blood |
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What is "liquid tissue"? |
Blood |
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What is Blood composed of? (3) |
RBC (erythrocytes) Platelets (thrombocytes) WBC (leukocytes |
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Which Circulatory System is associated with deoxygenated blood? |
Pulmonary (right heart) |
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Which Circulatory System is associated with low pressure and low resistance? |
Pulmonary (right heart) |
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Which Circulatory System is associated with low oxygen saturation? |
Pulmonary (right heart) |
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What is the normal Oxygen Saturation of the right side of the heart? |
75% |
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Which Circulatory System pumps blood to the lungs where the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen occurs? |
Pulmonary (right heart) |
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Which Circulatory System is associated with inhalation and exhalation? |
Pulmonary (right heart) |
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Oxygenated blood is pumped to the left heart via? |
4 Pulmonary Veins |
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Where does the IVC and SVC drain blood into? |
Right Atrium |
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True/False: The Pulmonary System is a passive system with low resistance. |
True |
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Blood flows from the RA through the TV into the RV where it then flows through the ___________________ into the ____________________. |
Pulmonic valve Pulmonary artery |
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Where does blood flow once it reaches the Pulmonary artery? |
through the right and left Pulmonary bifurcation to the Capillary Bed in the lungs |
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From the Lungs, where does blood circulate to? |
through the Pulmonary Veins into the LA *systemic system |
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Blood from ALL systems flow into the ____________________. |
Right Atrium |
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Right Atrial pressure is regulated by? (2) |
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What is considered the Central Venous Pressure? |
blood flow into the RA from all systems |
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_______________ Right Atrial pressure weakens the heart. |
Elevated |
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Name 3 causes of elevated Right Atrial pressure. |
increased blood volume increased large vessel tone dilatation of the arterioles |
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The amount of blood pumped out of the heart is called? |
Cardiac Output |
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Cardiac Output is dependent upon which 2 things? |
*what comes in, needs to go out |
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Which Circulatory System is associated with the arteries and arterioles? |
Systemic (left heart) |
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Which Circulatory System is associated with capillaries? |
Systemic (left heart) |
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Which Circulatory System is associated with veins and venules? |
System (left heart) |
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Which Circulatory System receives oxygenated blood from the Aorta? |
Systemic (left heart) |
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True/False: The Left Heart receives oxygenated blood from the Pulmonary Circulation and pumps it to the Systemic System. |
True |
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Which Circulatory System is associated with high pressure and high resistance? |
Systemic (left heart) |
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Which side of the heart has a high Oxygen Saturation of 95%? |
Left Heart |
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The highest Oxygen Saturation is from the _________________ ____________. |
Pulmonary Veins *coming from the lungs |
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Which part of the Heart has the lowest Oxygen Saturation? |
Coronary Sinus |
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True/False: The Heart relies on a network of vessels that transport blood to and from the Heart and throughout the body. |
True |
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Which vessels are considered the "exchange vessels"? |
Capillaries |
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What are the main vessels of the Vascular System? (3) |
Arteries Capillaries Veins |
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The ________________ system assures that there is an adequate volume of blood at rest and with stress. |
Arterial system |
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Tissues in the body during exercise demand approx _____-_____% more oxygen. |
20% -30% |
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The ________________ system maintains adequate perfusion pressure at rest and with stress. |
Arterial system |
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True/False: Blood flow to each tissue is precisely controlled in relation to tissue needs. |
True |
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When active, tissues need _____-_____ times the resting volume. |
20-30 times |
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True/False: Cardiac Output does not normally increase when a patient is active. |
True |
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___________________ and Sympathetic Nervous System continually monitor tissue needs. |
MicroCirculation |
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The Heart responds to returning venous blood flow by pumping it back into _________________. |
arteries |
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_______________ _____________ is controlled by the sum of all the local tissues. |
Cardiac Output |
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________________ ________________ needs help from the Nervous System to assure the required amount of blood is re-circulated. |
Cardiac Output |
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The ______________ System takes over when tissue is not getting enough oxygen. |
Nervous System |
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Arterial Pressure is controlled independent of which 2 factors? |
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Within seconds of pressure dropping below Mean level of ___________ mmHg, the Nervous System makes changes to raise the pressure back to normal. |
100 mmHg |
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What are 3 changes that the Nervous System makes to normalize a pressure that has dropped below 100 mmHg? |
increases force of pumping heart muscle contraction of large venous reservoirs (IVC,SVC) generalized constriction of arterioles |
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If pressure drops below 100 mmHg, the kidneys over a long term will? (2) |
secrete pressure controlling hormones (angiotensin) regulate blood volume |
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A hormone the kidney secretes to regulate blood pressure and blood volume is called? |
Angiotensin |
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What bifurcates into the right and left Common Iliac arteries at the level of L4? |
Abdominal Aorta |
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The Common Carotid artery divides into? |
External Carotid artery Internal Carotid artery *they branch into the Circle of Willis |
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What are the 4 branches of the Subclavian artery? |
Axillary (armpit) Brachial Radial (thumb) Ulnar (pinky) |
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Name the 3 arterial branches off of the Aortic Arch. |
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Inner most layer of a blood vessel is called? |
Intima (tunica interna) |
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The Media layer of a blood vessel is the? |
muscle |
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True/False: The Media layer is thicker in Arteries compared to Veins. |
True |
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The outermost layer of a blood vessel is called? |
Adventitia (tunica externa) |
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What feeds a blood vessel? |
Vaso Vassorum |
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True/False: The Right and Left Common Iliac Veins join together at the level of L5 and form the IVC. |
True |
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The IVC receives blood from which 3 organs/regions? |
Abdomen Liver Kidneys |
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True/False: There are two Innominate veins (right + left), and one Innominate artery (right). |
True |
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The two Innominate Veins come together and form the ____________. |
SVC |
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True/False: Most veins contain valves. |
True |
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The lumen of a vein is slightly dilated where there is a ______________. |
valve (sinus of the valve) |
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True/False: There are more valves in the calf, than there is in the thigh. |
True *more veins in the calf than in the thigh |
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True/False: The valves in veins keep the blood flow in one direction, which helps against gravity and aids against regurge. |
True |
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Venous valves are an extension of the ________________ layer. |
Intima layer |
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Venous valves close when proximal pressure exceeds ______________ distal pressure. |
distal |
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Every deep vein has an adjacent _______________ and ___________________. |
Artery Nerve |
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Below the knee and in the arms, the veins are _____________. |
paired *2 veins with 1 artery |
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True/False: Above the knee and from the axila towards the neck there is one vein per artery. |
True |