Cardiovascular System

mmHg

Unit of blood pressure

1 minute

The cuff should not be kept inflated for more than _____ when obtaining blood pressure reading.

True

Prolonged interruption of blood flow can cause fainting

Sphygmomanometer

A pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure

Stethoscope

A medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body

Common Carotid Artery

Pulse point at the side of the neck

Temporal Artery

Pulse point anterior to the ear, in the temple region

Facial Artery

Pulse point anterior to the masseter muscle in line with the corner of the mouth

Brachial Artery

Pulse point in the antecubital fossa, at the point where it splits into the radial and ulnar arteries

Radial Artery

Pulse point at the lateral aspect of the wrist just above the thumb

Femoral Artery

Pulse point found in the groin; the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery

Popliteal Artery

Pulse point at the back of the knee

Posterior Tibial Artery

Pulse point just above the medial malleolus

Dorsalis Pedis Artery

Pulse point on the dorsum of the foot

True

When veins in the brachial artery have collapsed, you can inject in the posterior tibial artery

Apical Pulse

Located above the apex of your heart

Radial Pulse

Can be taken on either wrist

Systolic Pressure

The blood pressure during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart; the maximum pressure the heart exerts while beating; the first number in measuring blood pressure .

Diastolic Pressure

The bottom number is the amount of pressure in the arteries between beats; the last number in measuring blood pressure

rises

Your muscles need more oxygen than they do when you're at rest, so you have to breathe more quickly. Your heart starts to pump harder and faster to circulate blood to deliver oxygen to your muscles. As a result, systolic blood pressure _________ .`

1 minute

Taking your pulse and counting how many times your heart beats in ____

Artery

Blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the body; carry oxygenated blood

Veins

Blood vessels that carry blood that is low in oxygen from the body back to the heart for reoxygenation; carry deoxygenated blood.

Gravity

Heart rate and blood pressure are higher in standing and sitting positions due to

True

During exercise, your heart typically beats faster so that more blood gets out to your body. Your heart can also increase its stroke volume by pumping more forcefully or increasing the amount of blood that fills the left ventricle before it pumps.