Hemodynamics — Flashcards

What type of blood vessel has the lowest flow velocity? _____

The receptor for ADH on vascular smooth muscle is a _____ receptor

Which baroreceptors are responsive to increases in arterial pressure only? _____

Cerebral perfusion pressure is decreased with _____ ICP

Epinephrine causes _____ pulse pressure

When a blood vessel is added to a system in parallel, the total resistance _____

How does cardiac output change during distributive shock due to CNS injury?_____

Which region of the stomach (orad or caudad) is responsible for the strong contractions that mix food with gastric secretions? _____

_____ contractions serve to mix intestinal contents; "back-and-forth movement"

Compared to the systemic vasculature, the pressures in the pulmonary vasculature are much _____