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| the ability of a blood vessel, or hollow organ, to increase its volume or distend without increasing the pressure exerted on its contents |
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| total peripheral resistance |
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| the sum of all systemic vascular resistance |
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| the amount of constriction of a vessel relative to its fully dialated state |
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| an increase in blood flow to an area of the body |
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| swelling of fluid in the body tissue |
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| pressure receptors in the vasculature, act to reverse the effects of an increase in blood pressure |
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| the sounds heard when taking blood pressure |
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