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Arteriolar resistance is regulated by the _____ nervous system

Activation of 2 adrenergic receptors causes _____ systemic vascular resistance (SVR)

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

Which type of blood vessel causes the greatest decrease in pressure in a vascular system arranged in series? _____

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

The rate at which blood is pumped from either ventricle is called the _____

Both ADH and oxytocin are neuropeptides, synthesized in hypothalamic neurons and secreted from nerve terminals in the _____

At the junction of the arterioles and capillaries is a smooth muscle band called the _____

_____ are a type of blood vessel with the highest resistance in the cardiovascular system

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Abnormal secondary hemostasis may occur due to _____ failure, which causes decreased activation of vitamin K

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Flashcard 1: Arteriolar resistance is regulated by the _____ nervous system

Answer: sympathetic

Flashcard 2: Activation of 2 adrenergic receptors causes _____ systemic vascular resistance (SVR)

Answer: decreased

Flashcard 3: The slope of the vascular function curve is determined primarily by _____

Answer: total peripheral resistance (TPR)

Flashcard 4: Which type of blood vessel causes the greatest decrease in pressure in a vascular system arranged in series? _____

Answer: Arterioles

Flashcard 5: When a blood vessel is added to a system in series, the total resistance _____

Answer: increases

Flashcard 6: The rate at which blood is pumped from either ventricle is called the _____

Answer: cardiac output

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Flashcard 7: Both ADH and oxytocin are neuropeptides, synthesized in hypothalamic neurons and secreted from nerve terminals in the _____

Answer: posterior pituitary

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Flashcard 8: At the junction of the arterioles and capillaries is a smooth muscle band called the _____

Answer: pre-capillary sphincter

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Flashcard 9: _____ are a type of blood vessel with the highest resistance in the cardiovascular system

Answer: Arterioles

Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/cardiology/videos/cardiac-parameters-of-physiologic-function?index=4] https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki

Flashcard 10: Abnormal secondary hemostasis may occur due to _____ failure, which causes decreased activation of vitamin K

Answer: liver

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