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Exam 5 Frank Starling Mechanism
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Total cards: 7•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
Blood flows if a pressure gradient is present
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#2
Front (Question)
Blood flows from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
Back (Answer)
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#3
Front (Question)
Blood flow is opposed by the resistance of the system
Back (Answer)
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#4
Front (Question)
3 factors affecting resistance: 1) Radius of the blood vessels 2) Viscosity of the blood 3) Length of the system
Back (Answer)
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#5
Front (Question)
Flow in either liters or milliliters per minute
Back (Answer)
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#6
Front (Question)
Velocity of flow in either centimeters per minute or millimeters per second
Back (Answer)
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#7
Front (Question)
Primary determinant of velocity (when flow rate is constant) is the total cross-sectional area of the vessels
Back (Answer)
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