hemodynamics
The diastolic pressure here is about 80 mm Hg
What is the aorta or large arteries?
When the central venous pressure is equal to the systemic filling pressure what happens to venous return.
It stops.
The arterial baroreflex is a good example of what kind of loop?
What is a negative feedback loop?
Intracellular calcium forms a complex with calmodulin that activates this kinase.
What is myosin light chain kinase (MLK)?
Ficks law of diffusion states that the flux of a solute is dependent upon a solute coefficient, the surface area, the concentration difference and inversely proportional to the ____
What is the distance?
Most of the blood volume is contained here.
What is the venous system?
Increased blood volume shifts the venous return curve in this direction.
Up and to the right.
Stretch of the carotid sinus results in what ____ in sympathetic nerve activity?
What is a decrease?
Pharmacological activation of smooth muscle with norepinephrine activates this intracellular protein.
What is IP3, inositol 3 phosphate?
According to the Starling Hypothesis the main force moving fluid out of capillaries is...
What is the capillary hydrostatic pressure?
The cross sectional area in the CV system is the largest here.
What are the capillaries?
Blood is prevented from pooling in the legs because of these structures.
venous valves
The atria can regulate blood pressure by secretion of this substance.
What is atrial natriuretic peptide?
Release of the myosin head is mediated by the activity of this enzyme.
What is myosin light chain phosphatase?
The oncotic pressure is determined by these substances mostly found in plasma.
What are proteins?
The most important factor driving blood flow to the tissues is...
What is the pressure difference?
In the upright position, an arterial pressure of 185 mm Hg would likely be recorded here?
What are the ankles, feet.
Sensory endings in the carotid sinus and aortic arch regulate blood pressure after first synapsing here.
what is the Nucleus of Tractus Solitarius (NTS)?
Smooth muscle relaxation is mediated by this gas that comes from the endothelium.
What is nitric oxide?
An increase in post-capillary resistance will lead to the movement of water in this direction.
What is net water filtration?
The transmural pressure times the radius divided by the wall thickness is known as ...
What is the Law of Laplace?
During breathing VR is increase in this phase.
What is inspiration?
This is the major neurotransmitter in all ganglia.
What is Acytelcholine?
The process by which blood flow remains constant in the face of changing pressures is called....
What is autoregulation
A block of the lymphatic system is likely to cause this in the legs.
What is edema?