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Which of the following is not a layer of an artery or vein?

The coronary blood vessels are part of the ________________ circuit of the circulatory system. (Be careful)

The plateau in the action potential of cardiac muscle results from the action of ___________________________.

___________________________ happens when the endothelium becomes damaged, due to factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, high levels of glucose, fat, or cholesterol in the blood. This damage allows a collection of substances, known as __________________, to build up in the artery wall of ________________________________

A woman’s first pregnancy is normal but her second pregnancy results in hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN).  The second child needed a transfusion to completely replace the agglutinating blood.  The mother is most likely type ____________________ and both children are most likely _____________ for the D antigen.

The net filtration pressure (NFP) represents the interaction of the hydrostatic and osmotic pressures, driving fluid out of the capillary.  Why does this happen?

During isovolumetric contraction, the pressure in the ventricles _____________________.

Which of the following does not move substances across capillary walls?

Near the venous end of the capillary, the ______________________________ has dwindled to about 18 mm Hg due to loss of fluid. Because the ____________________________________________  remains steady at 25 mm Hg, water is drawn into the capillary from the interstitial fluid, that is, _____________________________ occurs. 

The velocity of the blood flow decreases if