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Which of the following would reduce MAP?    a. Increased sympathetic stimulation of heart    b. Increased EDV    c. Increased blood volume    d. Increased arteriolar vasoconstriction    e. Increased erythrocytes    f. None of those mentioned above would lower MAP.    g. All of those mentioned above would lower MAP.

All of the following are characteristics of veins except:    a. Some contain valves.    b. They contain most of the blood volume.    c. They have a relatively thin tunica media.    d. They carry blood toward the heart.    e. All of those mentioned above are characteristic of veins.

The second heart sound occurs during which specific phase of the cardiac cycle? ______

Show how the drug listed below could lower blood pressure by placing in order the variables shown below.  Keep the regulation of blood pressure diagram in mind and guide me step-by-step through the process. Start low on the diagram for your first number and only write numbers to save time.  Furosemide (Lasix) – A diuretic (a substance that promotes the excretion of urine).      1. Decreased SV      2. Decreased venous return      3. Decreased blood volume      4. Decreased salt and water      5. Decreased MAP      6. Decreased balance between ISF and blood      7. Decreased CO      8. Decreased EDV

At which location in the cardiac conduction system is the rate of conduction slowed to give the atria time to contract? ___________

A skeletal muscle fiber type important in power activities is the _______.  Be specific.

The ______ spread throughout the ventricles to conduct action potentials directly to the ventricular myocardial cells.

Match the left column with the best answer in the right column. Please do not use any answer more than once.

Using the following structures, what is the normal sequence of the spread of cardiac excitation via the internodal pathway?            1. AV Node                                4. Purkinje fibers2. SA node                                 5. Bundle of His3. Ventricular myocardium       6. Bundle Branches           a. 2 to 1 to 5 to 6 to 4 to 3    b. 2 to 5 to 1 to 4 to 3 to 6    c. 3 to 2 to 1 to 5 to 4 to 6    d. 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 to 5 to 6    e. None of those mentioned is correct.

An individual has a blood pressure of 168/111.  What is the pulse pressure and include proper units? ______