Exercise 5: Cardiovascular Dynamics: Activity 7: Compensation in Pathological Cardiovascular Conditions Lab Report
Pre-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.
1.
Which of the following could cause an increase in peripheral resistance in the blood vessel?
You correctly answered: b. atherosclerosis
2. Which structures in the heart ensure that one-way flow occurs?
3.
Which of the following might be seen in both the diseased heart and the athlete's heart?
You correctly answered: c. thicker myocardium
4.
The type of resistance increased in aortic valve stenosis is
You correctly answered: d. increased left-ventricular afterload.
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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question 1:
You will now test three mechanisms to compensate for the decrease in flow rate caused by the
decreased flow tube radius. Which mechanism do you think will have the greatest compensatory effect?
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- Winter '12
- peterson
- Physiology, Cardiology, flow tube radius, aortic valve stenosis
