Exam 13: The Cardiovascular System: Transport and Supply

Capillary beds are fed by the

This drug commonly reduces or eliminates angina pectoris due to its ability to increase blood flow to the cardiac muscles by dilating coronary blood vessels.

A(n) ________ is a weakening and distortion of the walls of an artery and can be caused by hypertension or trauma.

Blood is pumped to the body during this part of the cardiac cycle ________.

The condition in which the patient experiences chest pain with exertion is ________.

Type AB has no antigens.

Jill is Rh negative.Her first baby was Rh negative.She is pregnant again, but the baby is Rh positive.Without medical treatment, will her antibodies attack the baby's blood?

All arteries carry oxygenated blood.

Abnormal heart rhythms are called ________.

________ is the chemical symbol for mercury.

Arteries have thinner walls than veins.

If a patient has been infected by parasites, which white blood cell would be elevated in the bloodstream?

________ is a chronic increase in pressure and can be caused by heredity, diet, or smoking.

The bicuspid or mitral valve is the valve ________.

A floating embolus is a thrombus.

A high-fat and high-salt diet, age, obesity, smoking, stress, and decreasing flexibility of the blood vessels can all contribute to ________.

Heart valves close when their tissue is depolarized.

The term for the stoppage of blood flow is ________.

Red blood cells are called ____________.

________ may be caused by decreased red blood cell (RB) production.