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Ischemia |
Impaired blood flow and oxygen deprivation. |
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Blood pressure |
The force that blood exerts against the walls of the blood vessels |
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Systolic Pressure |
The pressure of the arteries at the peak of Ventricular contraction |
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Diastolic pressure |
The pressure in the large arteries when the ventricles of the heart are relaxing |
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Pulse pressure |
Difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure |
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Systemic vascular resistance |
The resistance offered by all the peripheral blood vessels |
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What two things make up blood pressure? |
Cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance |
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Vasodilation |
The increase in the dilation of the blood vessels |
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Vasoconstriction |
When the diameter of the blood vessels becomes smaller |
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Baroreceptor Reflex |
A nervous mechanism containing receptors, sensory nerves, medulla oblongata, and motor nerves. |
