30 Questions
Arteries have thicker walls because they have a thicker layer of ______ cells.
smooth muscle
Veins have ______, which promote the unidirectional flow of low-pressure blood back to the heart.
valves
______ are the areas of most resistance in the vasculature.
Arterioles
Arteries are able to store pressure due to their ______ walls.
elastic
The walls of arteries are composed of smooth muscle tissue and the connective tissue ______.
elastin
Arteries serve as a ______ reservoir.
pressure
Blood flows from arteries, to arterioles, to ______, to venules, and to veins.
capillaries
The ______ is the difference in pressure determined by the mean arterial pressure.
pressure gradient
The ______ is the resistance in the cardiovascular system.
total peripheral resistance
______ is the relevant flow coming out of the heart.
Cardiac Output
The body can increase blood flow in two ways: By increasing the pressure gradient. By decreasing the ______.
resistance
Bulk flow refers to the movement of any substance down its pressure gradient, such as air, liquid, or gas. When you blow up a balloon, you create an area of high pressure. If you open the balloon, air will flow out of the balloon. This is an example of ______ flow.
bulk
The heart is the primary organ that produces pressure in the vasculature. Mean arterial pressure is greatest in the arteries and decreases as it flows through the vasculature, particularly at the level of the arterioles. It is lowest in the veins as it returns to the ______.
heart
Liquid moves down a pressure gradient whenever there is a difference in pressure between two locations. The blood in the vasculature is always moving, so we can infer that there is a pressure gradient moving it from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. This movement of blood is an example of ______ flow.
bulk
The body can decrease blood flow in two ways: By decreasing the pressure gradient. By increasing the ______.
resistance
The walls of arteries are composed of smooth muscle tissue and the connective tissue ______.
elastin
Arteries have thicker walls because they have a thicker layer of ______ cells.
smooth muscle
Veins have ______, which promote the unidirectional flow of low-pressure blood back to the heart.
valves
Blood flows from arteries, to arterioles, to capillaries, to venules, and to ______.
veins
Arteries serve as a ______ reservoir.
pressure
Arteries serve as a ______ reservoir.
pressure
Arteries are able to store pressure due to their ______ walls.
elastic
The ______ is the resistance in the cardiovascular system.
total peripheral resistance
Blood flows from arteries, to arterioles, to ______, to venules, and to veins.
capillaries
Veins have ______, which promote the unidirectional flow of low-pressure blood back to the heart.
valves
The walls of arteries are composed of smooth muscle tissue and the connective tissue ______.
elastin
______ are the areas of most resistance in the vasculature.
Arterioles
______ is the relevant flow coming out of the heart.
Cardiac Output
The body can increase blood flow by decreasing the ______.
resistance
Arteries have thicker walls because they have a thicker layer of ______ cells.
smooth muscle
Test your knowledge on the physical laws governing blood flow and blood pressure, and how the body redirects blood flow to tissues in need. Explore the mechanisms that adjust to dangerous patterns in blood flow.
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