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blood vessel terminology
blood vessel terminology
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
07/22/2012

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turbulence
Definition
swirling action that disturbs smooth flow
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systolic pressure
Definition
peak arterial pressure during ventricular systole
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diastolic pressure
Definition
minimum arterial pressure during diastole
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pulse pressure
Definition
difference between systolic pressure and diastolic pressure
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osmotic pressure (OP)
Definition
force of osmotic water movement
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blood colloid osmotic pressure (BCOP)
Definition
from suspended blood proteins that are too large to cross capillary walls
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net capillary hydrostatic pressure
Definition
push water and solutes out of capillaries and into the interstitial fluid
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net capillary colloid osmotic pressure
Definition
pull water and solutes into a capillary from the interstitial fluid
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net filtration pressure
Definition
difference between net hydrostatic pressure and net osmotic pressure
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tissue perfusion
Definition
blood flow through tissues meets O2 and nutrient demands
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carotid sinuses
Definition
maintain blood flow to brain
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aortic sinuses
Definition
monitor start of systemic circuit
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right atrium
Definition
monitor end of systemic circuit
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