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Cardiovascular Unit

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______, also known as anti-diuretic hormone, is released from the posterior pituitary in response to decreases in blood volume and blood pressure.
During increase metabolic demand, ______ produces an increase in blood flow.
The ______ are pressure sensitive receptors located in the walls of blood vessels and the heart.
The ability of certain cells in the conduction system spontaneously to initiate an impulse or action potential is referred to as ______.
After delivery, the pressure in the pulmonary vasculature _______.
________ represents the period of time when the polarity of the membrane potential is reversed.
______is the "load" against which the heart must contract to eject blood.
The _________ (two words) mechanism states that with increase in diastolic filling and increase in force of the next contraction.
Early in the devlopment of atherosclerotic lesions, _____ cells begin to express selective adhesive molecules that bind monocytes and inflammatory cells that initiate atherosclerotic lesions.
______ is a risk factor for atherosclerosis since it promotes plaque formation and possible rupture.
Three major determinants of myocardial oxygen demand are: the heart rate, left ventricular contractility, and ______ pressure.
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In the infantile form of coarctation of the aorta, the narrowing occurs _____ to the ductus arteriosus.
In response to hypertension, the left _____ hypertrophies to compensate to compensate for the increase in workload.
Vascular ______ muscle cells form the layer of the tunica media and are responsible for the vasoconstriction and dilation of the blood vessels.
During fetal circulation blood ____ from the right to left side of the heart through the ductus arteriosus.
_______ involves reestablishing the resting membrane potential.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms are most commonly located below the ______ artery.
In fetal circulation, ________vascular resistance is high.
Right sided heart failure impairs the ability to move _______ blood from the systemic circulation into the pulmonary circulation.
Causes of _____ hyperlipoproteinemia include high calorie intake and diabetes mellitus.
Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease characterized by the formation of ________ plaques in the intima of blood vessels.