Plasma is the whole blood minus formed elements.

Extreme vasodilation leads to a vascular shock.

What type of capillaries are found in organs with rapid filtration and absorption (kidney).

Which vessels are with highest resistance?

Match the labeled with letters structures on the figure (found in the left column) with their anatomical name using the drop-down arrow next to the right column.

As arteries stiffen with age and atherosclerosis develops, how would you explain the the physiological consequences of this process?

Blood hydrostatic pressure pushes fluid out of the capillary.

The umbilical vein carries deoxygenated blood to the fetal heart.  

Fever is the body’s way of killing infection by heating up the blood and “cooking” the bacteria.

An arterial line uses a transducer to continuously monitor heart rate and blood pressure.