blood pressure
define blood pressure
the force blood exerts against the inner walls of blood vessels
controlled by the
cardiac cycle
maximum arterial pressure during ventricular systole
systolic pressure
blood pressure ___ as distance from the heart ___
decreases; increases
the name of the cells of the inner walls of blood vessels
endothelium
one hearbeat =
cardiac cycle
minimum arterial pressure reached during ventricular diastole
diastolic pressure
contraction of ___ muscles squeeze blood back up veins one valve section at a time
skeletal
blood pressure refers to _____ arterial pressure
systemic
the term that means contraction
systole
a sphygmomanometer measures
arterial blood pressure
sympathetic reflexes when bp is low leads to
venoconstriction
the circuit that takes oxygenated blood to body cells
systemic
the term that means relaxation
diastole
BP ____ as distance from the left ventricle _____
decreases; increases
when deep breathing, contraction of the ___ forces blood into veins
diaphragm
the circuit that takes deoxygenated blood to the lungs
pulmonary
the system that coordinates the cardiac cycle
cardiac conduction system
the expansion and recoil of an artery as the ventricles contract and relax is known as the ___
pulse
veins act as a ___ for blood storage
reservoir