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36 Cards in this Set
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High cellular metabolic activity causes ______ levels of adenosine, phosphate, PCO2, lacatate, K+, and H+, and a _____ level of O2 causing ____ of the arteriole.
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increased, decreased, vasodilation
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The mechanisms responsible for local control of blood flow are the _____, arising from the metabolic activity of surrounding cells, and the _____, related to the vessels themselves.
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metabolic and paracrine agents, myogenic and endothelial
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Paracrine releasing cells release vasodilators ____ and ____, and ______ which is a vasodilator or constrictor.
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bradykin, histamine, prostaglandins
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The myogenic theory of blood flow regulation states that when blood flow _____ because of a rise in pressure, the vessel wall is stretched eliciting a ____ response, ____ vessel diameter and returning blood flow to normal.
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increases, contractile, reducing
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Nitrous oxide is fromed within the ____ cels from L-______ by a Ca++ dependant enzyme, _______.
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endothelial, arginine, nitrous oxide synthase
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NO diffuses to smooth muscle cells, inducing _____, which activates transport channels to lower ____ and relax smooth muscle cells.
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cGMP dependant protein kinase, Ca++
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Endothelial NO is stimulated by _____ agents, _____ and ____, as well as _____.
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paracrine, histamine, bradykin, Ach
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NO is released when endothelial cells sense ____ stess.
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shear
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Shear stress is very important for increasing ____ blood flow during increased cardiac output.
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coronary
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Patients with severe infections have ____ due to excess production of ____.
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hypotension (septic shock), NO
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Diseases such as hypertension, cerebrovascular dysfunction, athersclerosis and diabetes are associated with impaired ____ function.
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endothelial
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Autoregulation is the ability of an organ to ______________.
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maintain constant blood flow in the face of changing arterial pressure.
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A sudden increase of perfusion pressure on local organ blood flow causes _____ and _____ vasoconstriction.
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metabolic, myogenic
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A sudden decrease in perfusion pressure will cause ____ and ____ in blood flow.
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vasodilation, increase
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The importance of autoregulation is to maintain relatively normal cerebral and cardiac blood flow during instances such as _____.
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hemorrhage
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_____ is defined as an increase in blood flow to an organ or tissue secondary to an increase in metabolic requirements.
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active hyperemia
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Active hyperemia is sometimes called _____ hyperemia.
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functional or excercise
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____ is an interruption of flow, generaly due to a temporary occlusion.
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reactive hyperemia
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Reactive hyperemia begins with an ____ in blood flow, resulting in the build up of ____, leading to ______, as well as a _____ response.
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interuption, metabolites, vasodilation, myogenic
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_____ hyperemia results from the build up of metabolites and a myogenic response.
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reactive
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Active hyperemia is the ____ of tissue metabolism, causing the ____ of metabolites into the ECF, causing the ___ of arterioles, causing ___ in resistance and ____ in blood flow.
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increase, increase, vasodilation, decrease, increase
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Active hyperemia will continue as long as _____, while reactive hyperemia will continue until ____ and ____.
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tissue metabolism is high, metabolite washout and myogenic regulation returns to normal
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Reactive hyperemia is the ____ of tissue blood flow due to an ______, that causes metabolites to accumulate causing _____, and a myogenic response causing _____, and once the occlusion is removed, decreased _____ causes ______ blood flow.
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decrease, occlusion, vasodilation, vasodilation, resistance, increased
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Coronary blood flow differs from other organs in that it is _____, and it is especially true for left _____ blood flow.
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pulsatile, ventricular
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The sympathetic system causes the heart to increase ____ and ____, but blood flow is regulated by ______.
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heart rate, stroke volume, metabolic agents
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In the heart ____ is the paracrine stimulus, and a role in dilation due to _____.
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adenosine, sheer stress (flow dependent vasodilation)
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Hemorrhage, edema or tumor growth can greatly increase ______ and reduce _____ in the brain.
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extravascular, blood flow
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Coronary flow and cerebral blood flow is preferredly controled by _____.
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local metabolic conditions
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The primary metabolite controlling brain blood flow is ____ via ___, while for coronary blood flow it is ______, and skeletal musce it is primarily _____ and ____.
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PCO2, H+, adenosine, adenosine, K+
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Brain blood flow increases via _______ when neuronal activity increases.
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active hyperemia
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In skeletal muscles, increased blood flow during running is due to ______ and increased blood flow due to lifting weights is due to _______.
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active hyperemia, reactive hyperemia
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Systemic circulation is ____ pressure, _____ resistance, and ____ compliance, while pulmonary circulation is ____ pressure, ____ resistance, and ____ compliance.
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high, high, low, low, low, high
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Sympathetic activity will increase _____ and ____ in pulmonary vasculature.
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resistance, pressure
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The major factor that alters pulmonary resistance is ______.
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hypoxia
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Hypoxia in systemic cirulation causes _____, and in pulomary circulation causes _____.
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vasodilation, vasoconstriction
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Blood flowing through poorly ventilated portions of the lung will produce _____, and redirect flow to better ventilated areas, optimizing _____ and _____.
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vasoconstriction, ventilation, perfusion
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