TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Cardiovascular Circuitry and Hemodynamics
A1  - Elmoselhi, Adel
A2  - Elmoselhi, Adel
Y1  - 2017
N1  - 
T2  - Cardiology: An Integrated Approach
AB  - Learning  ObjectivesBy  the  end  of  this  chapter  the  student  will  be  able  to:List  the  main  functions  and  components  of  the  cardiovascular  system.Describe  the  circuitry  of  the  cardiovascular  system.Construct  the  physical  features  of  the  heart  and  blood  vessels  and  explain  the  significance  of  each  in  its  function.Determine  the  approximate  percentage  of  the  blood  volume  found  in  the  cardiovascular  system.Indicate  how  pressure,  blood  flow  velocity  and  wall  tension  differ  in  the  various  types  of  blood  vessels.Describe  the  relationship  between  blood  flow,  pressure,  and  resistance.Explain  the  difference  between  laminar  and  turbulent  blood  flow  and  their  significance.Compare  resistance  in  series  to  resistance  in  parallel  and  their  significance.Describe  the  blood  pressure  profiles  throughout  the  systemic  and  pulmonary  vasculature.Explain  the  concept  of  compliance  in  the  blood  vessels  and  the  effects  of  aging  on  the  compliance  and  consequently  on  blood  pressure.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146873620
ER  -