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| Alpha Adrenergic activity produces vasoconstrition or vasodilation? |
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| Beta Adrenergic activity produces vasoconstrition or vasodilation? |
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| Calcium channel blocker activity produces vasoconstrition or vasodilation? |
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| Nitric Oxide (NO) activity produces vasoconstrition or vasodilation? |
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| Nitroglycerin causes a release of what to effect vasodilation? |
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| Serotonin activity produces vasoconstrition or vasodilation? It is released from where? |
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| Vasoconstriction. Aggregating platelets. |
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| Autoregulation in terms of blood pressure. |
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| The ability of select organs (heart, brain, kidneys) to attempt to control perfusion pressure trying to keep it constant. |
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| Arteriovenous shunts in the skin help affect what homestatic function? |
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| The most effective pressure limiting excessive capillary leakage of fluid is which pressure? This is exerted by what substance? |
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| Colloidal osmotic pressure. Plasma proteins. |
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| Neural integration and control of cardiac function and blood pressure stims from which brain structure? |
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| Sympathetic activity causes and increase or decrease in heart rate? |
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| Parasympathetic activity causes and increase or decrease in heart rate? |
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| Progressive disease formation of fibro-fatty plaques in the intima of large and medium sized vessels. |
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| Inflammation of the blood vessel wall resulting in vascular tissue injury and necrosis. |
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| Localized abnormal dilation of an artery due to vessel wall weakness. Weakness is proportional to the aneurysm dilation. |
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| Ultra low density lipoprotein containing mostly triglycerides. Found in the blood shorty after eating. Function to transfer triglycerides and cholesterol from the small intestine to adipose and skeletal tissue. |
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| Lipoprotein synthesized in the liver that transports endogenous triglycerides to skeletal muscle. Used as primary energy source in fasting. |
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| Very-low-density lipoprotein |
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| Lipoprotein composed primarily of cholesterol and mostly metabolized by the liver. |
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| Lipoprotein with a high protein content that serves to move cholesterol from tissue to the liver to be excreted. |
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| Regular exercise and moderate alcohol intake are associated with an increase or decrease of HDL levels? |
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| Smoking and metabolic syndrome is associated with an increase or decrease of HDL levels? |
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| The three atherosclerosis associated lesions are? |
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Fatty Streak
Fibrous Atheromatous Plaque
Complicated Lesion |
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| Localized abnormal dilation of a blood vessel (artery or vein), usually the aorta. |
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| Signs of chronic low-grade ischemia are? |
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| Subcutaneous atrophy, brittle toenails, hair loss, pallor, coolness, or dependent rubor |
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| What's the distinction between a true and a false (or pseudo) aneurysm? |
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| A true aneurysm is surrounded by a complete vessel wall. A false aneurysm is a localized direction to the vessel wall allowing a hematoma to form inside of the vessel wall. |
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| A true type of aneurysm that involves the complete circumference of the vessel is called what? |
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| What are the two most common causes of aortic aneurysms? |
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| Atherosclerosis and degeneration of the vessel media |
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| Aortic dissection involving the ascending or the ascending & descending aorta is called what type? |
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| Aortic dissection not involving the ascending aorta and usually beginning distal to the subqclavein artery is called what type? |
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