LABORATORY MANUAL FOR HUMAN ANATOMY & PH
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ISBN: 9781260254426
Author: Martin
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 48, Problem 3.4A
Summary Introduction
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The correct term in the given blank.
Introduction:
The figure of times a heart beats per minute of a person is known as pulse. Heart rate is also termed as pulse in other words. Pulse is characterized by small, rhythmic bursts.
The pulse may be felt through fingertips in any place of the body, such as on foot (dorsalis pedis artery), behind the knee (popliteal artery), near the ankle joint (posterior tibial artery), at the wrist (radial artery), neck (carotid artery) and at the groin (femoral artery).
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LABORATORY MANUAL FOR HUMAN ANATOMY & PH
Ch. 48 - The _____________ is responsible for the pulse...Ch. 48 - Which of the following arteries would not be...Ch. 48 - The ___________ is the most common artery palpated...Ch. 48 - The ___________ is the standard artery used to...Ch. 48 - Prob. 5PLCh. 48 - Pulse pressure is the difference between the...Ch. 48 - The blood pressure in a capillary is higher than...Ch. 48 - The stroke volume is the amount of blood pumped by...Ch. 48 - Summarize the effects of body position and...Ch. 48 - Enter the initial measurements of blood pressure...
Ch. 48 - Prob. 2.2ACh. 48 - Summarize the effects of body position and...Ch. 48 - The maximum pressure achieved during ventricular...Ch. 48 - The lowest pressure that remains in the arterial...Ch. 48 - Prob. 3.3ACh. 48 - Prob. 3.4ACh. 48 - Prob. 3.5ACh. 48 - Prob. 3.6ACh. 48 - Prob. 3.7ACh. 48 - Prob. 3.8ACh. 48 - Prob. 3.9ACh. 48 - When a pulse is palpated and counted which...
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