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How are the baroreceptors stimulated?
STIMULATED BY STRETCH OF THE VESSEL WALL FROM ALTERNATIONS IN PRESSURE
What are the names of the cardiac reflexes?
*BARORECEPTOR REFLEX
*BAINBRIDGE REFLEX
*CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX
What part of the brain controls breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure?
MEDULA OBLANGATA
S4?
*PATHOLOGICAL SOUND OF VIBRATION OF THE VENTRICULAR WALL WITH VENTRICULAR FILLING AND ATRIAL CONTRACTION
*MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION, STENOSIS, HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE, OR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.
May be associated with congestive heart failure "CHF"?
S3 (VENTRICULAR GALLOP)
S3?
*VENTRICULAR GALLOP
*ABNORMAL IN OLDER ADULTS
*NON COMPLIANT LEFT VENTRICLE
*MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF)
Dub sound indicates?
AORTIC AND PULMONIC VALVES CLOSING AT THE ONSET OF DIASTOLE
Lub sound indicates?
MITRAL AND TRICUSPID VALVES CLOSING AT THE ONSET OF SYSTOLE
S2?
DUB
S1?
LUB
How many seconds does it take blood to make a complete round throughout the body?
20 SECONDS
How long does it take the blood to pump throughout the body?
THE BLOOD IS PUMPED THROUGHOUT THE BODY AT 30CM/SEX WITH A TOTAL CIRCULATION TIME OF 20 SECONDS
What is considered normal blood volume in an adult?
7-8% OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT
Normal cardiac index?
2.5-4.2 LITERS/MIN/METER
Cardiac index?
THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD PUMPED OUT OF THE HEART PER MINUTE PER SQUARE METER OF BODY MASS.
Stroke volume?
THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD EJECTED FROM THE VENTRICLES WITH EACH CONTRACTION.
Venous return?
THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD THAT COMES FROM THE VEINS TO THE RIGHT ATRIUM EACH MINUTE
How much can a person increase their cardiac output during extensive exercise?
UP TO 25 L/MIN
What are the normal values of cardiac output for males and females?
MALES: 5.6 L/MIN
FEMALES: 10-20% LESS
Cardiac Output?
THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD PUMPED OUT OF THE HEART THROUGH THE AORTA EACH MINUTE
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