Exam 14: Circulation and Blood Vessels

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Hypertension is frequently called the "silent killer."​

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A loss of speech and memory is called ____________________.​

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aphasia​

Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​ -​difficulty with speech or inability to say what one wants to say

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Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​ -​hardening of the arteries by fat

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In the fetal circulation,blood returns to the placenta via the umbilical veins.​

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Arteries carry deoxygenated blood to the heart.​

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The ____________________ is the largest artery in the body.​

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Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​ -​small branch of an artery

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Cerebral hemorrhage refers to bleeding from the blood vessels within the brain.​

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Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​ -​inadequate flow of blood to the organs and body systems

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The artery that runs along the upper arm and elbow area where a pulse point can be found is called _____.​

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Hypotension is usually a systolic reading under ________ mm Hg.​

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A temporary interruption of blood flow to the brain is a(n)______________________________.​

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A(n)____________________ is the alternating expansion and contraction of an artery as blood flows through it.​

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Instead of using its own lungs,the fetus obtains oxygen and nutrients from the mother's blood.​

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The opening of the atrial septum in the fetal circulation is the _____.​

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The ______________________________ takes deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen.​

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Capillaries are the largest of the blood vessels.​

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Match the term with the best descriptor/definition.​ -​the outer layer of the arterial wall

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The portal circulation is a branch of the general circulation.​

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