Vessel Types
Which vessels carry blood away from the heart?
What are arteries?
What is the top number in a blood pressure reading called?
What is systolic pressure?
What circulation goes from the heart to the lungs and back?
What is pulmonary circulation?
What is the most common pulse point?
What is the radial artery?
What condition is caused by valve failure in veins?
What are varicose veins?
Which vessels have valves to prevent backflow?
What are veins?
What is the bottom number called?
What is diastolic pressure?
What is the major vein returning blood to the heart?
What is the vena cava?
What helps move blood in veins back to the heart?
What is the skeletal muscle pump? (Aka Musculovenous pump)
What is a bulging blood vessel called?
What is an aneurysm?
What is the smallest type of blood vessel?
What are capillaries?
What 3 things affect blood pressure?
What are blood volume, vessel diameter, and cardiac output?
Which artery supplies the brain with blood?
What is the carotid artery?
Which pulse point is found on the neck?
What is the carotid artery?
What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
What is hypertension?
Which vessels allow for nutrient and gas exchange?
What are capillaries?
What is the term used, medically, for high blood pressure?
What is hypertension?
What is the Circle of Willis?
What is a network of arteries supplying the brain?
Which pulse point is used for infants or during BP checks?
What is the brachial artery?
What condition refers to fatty buildup in arteries?
What is atherosclerosis?
Which artery is the largest in the body?
What is the aorta?
What instrument is used to measure blood pressure?
What is a sphygmomanometer?
What circulation connects digestion organs to the liver?
What is the hepatic portal system?
What is the function of venous valves?
What is to prevent backflow of blood?
What it is called when when part of the heart muscle dies?
What is a myocardial infarction or heart attack?