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Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
main vessel that carries blood away from the heart	arteries
delivers blood to capillaries	arterioles
They bring nutrients and oxygen to tissues and remove waste products, site of gas exchange	capillaries
a very small vein, collects blood from capillaries	venules
carries blood towards the heart	veins
the force blood excerts on the wall of the artery, pushes blood through blood vessels	blood pressure
the higher pressure measured during left ventricle systole	systolic
the lower pressure measured during left ventricle diastole	diastolic
the difference numerically between systolic and diastolic pressure	pulse pressure
calculation to check if there is enough blood flow, resistance and pressure to support blood to all the major organs	mean arterial pressure
calculates the average blood pressure, used to determine percussion pressure to the organs	mean arterial pressure
is a term used that describes the volume of blood being pumped by the heart, by the left and right ventricle, per unit time	cardiac output
the resistance that must be overcome to push blood through the circulatory system and create flow	vascular resistance
the volume of blood pumped from the left ventricle per beat	stroke volume