Directions: match the definition on the right with its correct term on the left.

Arteriosclerosis can lead to

The phase in the cardiac cycle when the mitral valve is closed and the aortic valve is open is the

_____ – backflow of blood

A fine tubular wire mesh called a ________ may be inserted into a coronary vessel, holding it open.

Directions: Read each short-answer essay question carefully, and answer the question fully. (20Xs) Explain how the body returns to homeostasis when the blood pressure is too low  

_____ – respond to changes in blood pressure; adjust cardiac output and peripheral resistance to maintain normal arterial pressures

_____ – change the pattern of blood flow within capillary beds in response to chemical changes in interstitial fluids

When renin is released from the kidney,

According to the Frank-Starling principle, the greater the end-diastolic volume the more powerful the succeeding _____