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lines lumen of a vessel
single thin layer of endothelial cells |
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more bulky middle coat and is compoased primarily of smooth muscle and elastin
the smooth muscle is under control of the sympathetic nervous system and plays an acitve role in regulating the diameter of blood vessels |
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outermost tunic
composed primarily of areolar or fibrous connective tissue
function is support and protect |
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anterior to the ear, in the temple region
(pulse point) |
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| when teeth are clenched, this artery palpates just anterior to the masseter muscle on the mandible |
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at the side of the neck
under mandible
(pulse points) |
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| in antecubital fossa, where it bifurcates into radial and ulnar arteries |
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| runs down the forearm along the side of the thumb, branches off of the brachial artery |
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| refers to the alternating surges of pressure in an artery that occur with each contraction and relaxation of the left ventricle |
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| the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure |
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| just above the medial malleolus |
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| artery on the dorsum of the foot |
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counting the actual number of heartbeats
may be slightly faster than radial |
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| any large difference between the apical pulse and the radial pulse |
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taken from the radial artery
on wrist by thumb |
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BP
the pressure the blood exerts against any unit area of the blood vessel walls
generally measured in the arteries |
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| the pressure in the arteries at the peak of ventricular ejection |
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| reflects the pressure during ventricular relaxation |
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reported in mm Hg
systolic/diastolic |
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MAP
mean arterial pressure
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describes an average blood pressure in an individual
defined as the average arterial pressure during a single cardiac cycle
diastolic + (pulse pressure/3) |
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| index of physical fitness |
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(Duration of exercise in seconds) X 100 /
2 X (sum of 3 pulse counts during recovery) |
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Donate to: A+, B+, AB+, O+
Receive from: O+, O- |
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Donate to: all blood types (universal donor)
Receive from: O- |
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donate to: A+, AB+
Receive from: A+, A-, O+, O- |
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Donate to: A-, A+, AB+, AB-
Receive from: A-, O- |
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Donate to: B+, AB+
Receive from: B+, B-, O+, O- |
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Donate to: B+, B-, AB+, AB-
Receive from: B-, O- |
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Donate to: AB+
Receive from: all (universal receiver)
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Donate to: AB-, AB+
Receive from: AB-, A-, B-, O- |
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