Anatomy Questions
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The parasympathetic fibers of the vagus nerve secrete _________, which _________the heart rate.
A rise in blood pressure detected by baroreceptors would result in a(n) ________ in heart rate due to _________ stimulation.
With a decrease in venous pressure, which branch of the autonomic nervous system is triggered to stimulate smooth muscles and initiate venoconstriction?
true or false: At the capillaries, the amount of fluid filtered is equal to the amount of fluid reabsorbed.
In capillary exchange, _________ is favored at the arteriole end of a capillary due to the higher _________pressure
the recreated fluid is contained within the ______ _____
The ________ ventricle pumps blood to the pulmonary circuit while the ________ ventricle pumps blood into the systemic circuit.
the _______ _____ _____ is measured when the heart is relaxing and represents the lowest pressure exerted in the walls of the arteries during the heart cycle.
the outermost layer of the wall of the heart (still inside - not parietal ) is the _____ ______ which is also called the ______
which valve is located in between the right atrium and ventricle?
As food enters the small intestine, the presence of acid stimulates _____ _____ which stops secretion of gastric juice
The left ventricle pushes blood into what vessel(s)?
the _____ ______ lines the fibrous pericardium and secretes _____ _____
the outer layer of the pericardium is called the _____ ______ and is composed of dense connective tissue
What is the term for a mass of cells that act as a unit?
When the first heart sound is heard, what is occuring with the heart valves?
Gastric secretions are enhanced by ______ _____ through acetylcholine and the hormone gastrin
the ______ circuit sends oxygen _______ blood and nutrients to the body
at one point during the cardiac cycle, both atria and ventricles are _______
the ______ circuit sends oxygen _____ blood to the lungs