A&P circulatory system set G | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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in the blood pressure fraction - which number is on the bottom

diastolic

what type of foods are good to eat for circulation

apples, avocado, bananas, broccoli, fish, grapes, oats, orange juice, water

The liver stores excess __________, from food, normalizing blood sugar levels.

glucose

where are the best pulse points

head and neck

what is defined as the force exerted on your blood vessel wall as blood flows through the body

blood pressure

Blood from the digestive organs does not pour directly into the Inferior Vena Cava. Instead it goes to the liver through the ____ ____ ___.

hepatic portal vein

if your blood pressure is around 90/60, you could be suffering from what?

hypotenion

Besides storing glucose, what else does the liver cells do?

remove and detoxify toxic substances that may be present in the blood.

in fetal circulation, veins carry _____________.

oxygen-rich blood

what is it when the heart contracts and it sends a surge of blood through the blood vessels an pressure INCREASES

systolic pressure

in the blood pressure fraction - which number is on top

systolic

if your blood pressure is around 140/90, you could be suffering from what?

hypertension

what is a normal blood pressure for a 17 year old female

111/66

what are the digestive organs? (5)

spleen, stomach, pancreas, gallbladder, intestines

there are 3 specialized blood vessels within the umbilical cord. what are they?

2 small umbilical arteries, 1 larger umbilical vein

blood pressure is written as a ____________.

fraction

how is the fetal circulation different?

the fetus must secure oxygen and food from the mom's blood instead from it's own lungs and digestive organs.

what is a normal blood pressure for a 17 year old male

118/67

in fetal circulation, arteries carry __________.

oxygen-poor blood

what type of food are bad to your circulation?

high salt foods, medium salt goods, saturated fat, hydrogenated oils, partially hydrogenated vegetables oils

what is a normal blood pressure for adults?

120/80

what is it when the heart relaxes between each contraction

diastolic pressure