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    A&P 203 Study Guide

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    A&P 203- Study Guide (Review) for Practical #2 Blood Vessels 1. Identify Arteries and Veins on checklist on: Torso model Blood vessel Flat board 1/2-size Muscle Figure Arm and Leg models Life size Wall Chart. 2. Slides - Identify artery‚ vein‚ capillary and aorta. - Identify the three tunics (wall layers) in all vessels and the tissue that composes each tunic. Tunica interna (intima)- endothelium (simple squamous epithelium) Tunica media- smooth muscle Tunica externa

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    venous return to the heart raises the end diastolic volume of the ventricle which causes the muscles fibers to stretch thus increasing preload. Also‚ it increases the force of contraction of the ventricles making the heart to discharge the returned blood further. Hence‚ an increase in EDV leads to an increase in SV and vice versa. Contractility can be defined as the contractile strength achieved at a given muscle length. In contractility‚ end diastolic volume (EDV) is the primary intrinsic component

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    In the case of K.H‚ while he has a normal heart rate‚ he has a diagnosis of Isolated Diastolic Hypertension. IDH in short means that the systolic pressure in less than 140‚ while the diastolic pressure is greater than 90. K.H’s blood pressure reading is 135/96‚ placing him in the category for IDH. After the brief synopsis of K.H it is prevalent that he has several risk factors for primary hypertension. Some of the risks are own as non-modifiable risk factors‚ meaning that K.H has no effect on the

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    Optimism and Health

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    of diversity because they foresee a positive outcome. Ultimately our psychological self has a huge impact on our physical self. If we are going into a situation with a pessimistic attitude we will most likely be stressed‚ which could lead to high blood pressure and anxiety. This will in turn impact our psychological self because we end up using negative self-talk as opposed to positive self-talk. With negative self-talk we can end up allowing this to take a toll on our physical health as we stop taking

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    Based on your exploration of the Opposing Viewpoints in Context database‚ what topic are you considering? Explain. Note. It is fine if your topic is a general one‚ as you will narrow it down in Week 2. The topic I considered to choose was high blood pressure. I tend to see my mother taking her pulse everyday and getting frequent headache every now and then. I also have the same problems when I tend to eat allot of salty foods and cause myself to be stressed out or worry about things I can not change

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    be unable to urinate. c. urinate frequently. d. be incontinent of urine. b. be unable to urinate. 3. Aging-related hearing changes result in older clients gradually losing their ability to hear a. high-pitched sounds. b. low-pitched sounds. c. slow sounds. d. rapid sounds. a. high-pitched sounds. 4. The best way to safely identify your patient is by a. asking his name. b. calling his name and waiting for his response. c. checking the bed plate. d. checking the name tag. d

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    1.a. Increase pressure from the thoracic cavity onto the venae cavae causes the stroke volume to decreases‚ cardiac output would decrease‚ venous blood pressure would eventually increase and venous return would also eventually increase. b. Fainting is due to a drop in blood flow to the brain. And holding your breath causes the heart rate to slow and blood vessels to dilate‚ which then leads to blood pools in the lower body and less blood going up to the brain. c. Compensatory mechanism that become

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    Regulation of Blood Pressure – Chapter 10 4.  5.  6.  7.  June 19‚ 2013 1 CV 2 Topic #1: Functions & Anatomy of the CV System Chapter 9 Functions 1.  Delivery System for oxygen‚ carbon dioxide‚ nutrients‚ products of metabolism‚ & hormones Temperature Regulation Hydraulic Skeleton Motor Function – jump movement for Jumping Spiders 2.  3.  4.  June 19‚ 2013 2 CV 3 Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System & Flow of Blood •  •  •  Right Heart and Left Heart Flow of Blood through

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    of a normal environment in which bodily systems are able to function most efficiently. The importance of homeostasis can be seen in blood pressure and pulse rate‚ as measurements which are not in the normal range can create serious health problems. Exercise has a known effect on both of these systems‚ as it results in a rise in body temperature and dilation of blood vessels‚ as well as an increase in breathing rate. By measuring how these rates return to normal levels after exercise demonstrates

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    Abstract The primary purpose of this laboratory experiment was to record the effects that light exercise has on different cardiovascular functions such as mean blood pressure‚ cardiac out put‚ and total peripheral resistance by comparing both of the numerical values before and after exercise. Prior to exercise‚ the mean blood pressure (MBP) was 86.8 mmHg with a standard deviation of 7.4. After exercise‚ MBP was 96.3 mmHg with a standard deviation of 9.2. The cardiac output (CO) was 5.3 Liters/minute

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