Hemodynamics — Flashcards

Shear is lowest at the _____ of a blood vessel

Is the pupillary sphincter muscle under parasympathetic or sympathetic control?_____

_____ is a consequence of adjacent layers of blood traveling at different velocities within a blood vessel

TXA2 causes vaso-_____

What equation may be used to calculate the pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR)? PVR = _____

How does plasma protein concentration change with diarrhea? _____

How does hematocrit change with isosmotic diarrhea? _____

In response to decreased afferent baroreceptor firing, there is _____ efferent sympathetic firing (baroreceptor reflex)

Any factor that causes increased _____ pressure will cause coronary sinus dilation

What is the effect of polycythemia on blood viscosity?_____