Hemodynamics — Flashcards

What effect does increased venous tone (decreased compliance) have on mean systemic pressure? _____

What equation is used to calculate mean arterial pressure using a patient's cardiac output?_____

Compared to the systemic vasculature, the resistance in the pulmonary vasculature is much _____

Ideally, blood flow in the cardiovascular system is _____, or streamlined

The slope of the vascular function curve is determined primarily by _____

When vessels are arranged in _____, the total resistance is less than the resistance of any of the individual arteries

Cerebral blood flow (CBF) is directly proportional to PaCO2 until PaCO2 is > _____ mmHg

Which type of sensory receptor (slowly or quickly adapting) sends a continuous signal?

Cocaine causes vaso-_____ (dilation or constriction)

The pain in migraines is mediated by vasoactive peptides on meningeal vessels, which cause vaso-_____