, Laminar blood flow - ANS-Smooth blood flow from high to low pressure, no
sound. Starling forces - ANS-Forces moving solute and solvent across capillary
walls.
Edema - ANS-Fluid build-up in tissues due to various causes.
Pulse pressure - ANS-Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure.
Arterial line - ANS-Invasive method to measure arterial pressure.
Korotkoff sounds - ANS-Sounds heard during non-invasive blood pressure measurement.
Vasodilator metabolites - ANS-Substances dilating vessels in active tissues.
Autoregulation - ANS-Tissue's ability to maintain blood flow during pressure changes.
Baroreceptors - ANS-Sensory receptors detecting changes in blood pressure. Vasoactive
hormones - ANS-Hormones affecting blood vessel tone and diameter. Vasodilators -
ANS-Substances causing blood vessel dilation.
Capacitance vessels - ANS-Veins with thin walls easily distended.
Vasoactive Substances - ANS-Regulate vascular tone in a paracrine manner
Endothelium - ANS-Secretes growth regulators and vasoactive substances
Prostacyclin - ANS-A vasodilator metabolite
Thromboxanes - ANS-Vasoconstrictor metabolites
Nitric Oxide - ANS-A vasodilator metabolite
Endothelins - ANS-Vasoconstrictor metabolites
Sympathetic Vasomotor System - ANS-Innervates vessels to constrict arterioles
Noradrenergic Stimulation - ANS-Increases force and rate of cardiac contraction
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