Arteries are considered to be a reservoir for what?
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Pressure reservoir
What is a hematocrit
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A test that can be done to measure one's RBC count
How do precapillary sphincters work?
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Sphincter closes= shuts off capillary bed (increases BP)
Sphincter opens = opens capillary bed (decreases BP)
Which type of blood vessel has the highest density and give 2 characteristics of those
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Capillaries
1. Thin walls
2. Small diameters (1 cell wide)
Women have lower red blood cell counts, why?
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During reproductive years they lose alot of RBC's through monthly
menstration
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Pressure reservoir
What is a hematocrit
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A test that can be done to measure one's RBC count
How do precapillary sphincters work?
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Sphincter closes= shuts off capillary bed (increases BP)
Sphincter opens = opens capillary bed (decreases BP)
Which type of blood vessel has the highest density and give 2 characteristics of those
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Capillaries
1. Thin walls
2. Small diameters (1 cell wide)
Women have lower red blood cell counts, why?
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During reproductive years they lose alot of RBC's through monthly
menstration
