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1. List what conditions activate/stimulate chemoreceptors and describe what do the chemoreceptors...
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Chemoreceptors respond to changes in blood levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen ions....
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List which organs/tissue produce the following hormones that regulate blood pressure and the...
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ADH: Produced by hypothalamus, stored in posterior pituitary – release stimulated by Angiotensin...
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3. List which hormones are participating in short-term mechanisms of blood pressure control...
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Short term (hormonal controls): Norepinephrine, epinephrine, angiotensin II, ANP, ADHLong term...
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4. Describe how ANP regulates blood pressure.
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ANP overall influence is to decrease blood pressure by allowing NA+ and water to flow out of...
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5. Describe the 2 separate ways (participates in both short term controls and long term...
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In short term mechanism, ADH causes intense vasoconstriction in cases of extremely low BP....
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6. Describe 2 separate ways angiotension II regulates blood pressure (both short/ long...
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Short term- hormonal control (epinephrine/ nor epinephrine) counteracts fluctuations in BP...
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7. Describe the direct renal mechanism that regulates blood pressure:
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This mechanism alters blood volume without the help of hormones. If blood volume increases...
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8. Explain how aldosterone regulates blood pressure.
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Aldosterone reduces excretion of Na+ from the body. It targets the Kidney tubules where it...
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9. Explain how hydrostatic pressure and colloid osmotic pressure at both the capillary...
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When the hydrostatic pressure is less(<) than the osmotic pressure it causes reabsorption. ...
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10. Describe all the functions of the lymphatic vessels.
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Returns interstitial fluid and leaked plasma proteins back to the blood through venous system...
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