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| maximum arterial pressure during contraction of left ventricle. (typically 120 mm HG, first reading) |
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| the minimum arterial pressure during relaxation and dilation of the ventricles of the heart when the ventricles fill with blood. (typically 80 mm hg) |
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| MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) |
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| average arterial pressure during a single cardiac cycle. |
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| systolic pressure minus diastolic pressure. |
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| NFP = capillary pressure (Pc)- Interstitial Fluid pressure (Pif) - Plasma colloid osmotic pressure (Ilp) + Interstitial Fluid colloid osmotic pressure (Ilif) |
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| Pressure in the right atrium |
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| impulse generating located in right atrium of heart. (pacemaker) |
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| electrical relay system between atria and ventricles |
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| atypical cardiac muscles with few contractile units |
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| myocardial fibers that conduct an electrical impulse enabling the heart to contract in a coordinated fashion |
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| measure of blood pumped by ventricles each minute |
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| flow = change in pressure/resistance |
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