Cerebral blood flow — Cerebral blood flow, or CBF, is the blood supply to the brain in a given time.[1] In an adult, CBF is typically 750 millitres per minute or 15% of the cardiac output. This equates to 50 to 54 millilitres of blood per 100 grams of brain tissue per … Wikipedia
Blood pressure — For information about high blood pressure, see Hypertension. Blood pressure Diagnostics A sphygmomanometer, a device used for measuring arterial pressure. MeSH … Wikipedia
Blood glucose monitoring — is a way of testing the concentration of glucose in the blood (glycemia). It is important in the care of diabetes mellitus. A blood glucose test is performed by piercing the skin (typically, on the finger tip) to draw blood, then placing the… … Wikipedia
blood — bloodlike, adj. /blud/, n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. the… … Universalium
Resistance — Opposition to something, or the ability to withstand it. For example, some forms of staphylococcus are resistant to treatment with antibiotics. * * * 1. A force exerted in opposition to an active force. 2. The opposition in a conductor to the… … Medical dictionary
Blood — For other uses, see Blood (disambiguation). Human blood smear: a – erythrocytes; b – neutrophil; c – eosinophil; d – lymphocyte … Wikipedia
Blood vessel — The blood vessels are part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important vessels in the system are the capillaries, the microscopic vessels which enable the actual exchange of water and… … Wikipedia
venous resistance — resistance to blood flow by a vein; under normal conditions it depends largely on extrinsic factors such as compression by surrounding structures. Thrombi often but not always cause an increase in resistance … Medical dictionary
vascular resistance — n resistance to blood flow through blood vessels and esp. arterioles <internal vessel diameter is inversely proportional to pulmonary and systemic vascular resistance> see peripheral vascular resistance * * * the opposition to blood flow in … Medical dictionary
Resistance — may refer to: Physics * Electrical resistance, a measure of the degree to which an object opposes an electric current through it * Friction, the force that opposes (relative) motion ** Drag (physics) ( air resistance ), fluid or gas forces… … Wikipedia
Resistance is futile — is a catch phrase used by the Borg of the Star Trek fictional universe. Its first use in Star Trek came in the 1990 episode The Best of Both Worlds, written by Michael Piller. It was later used by Piller in the pilot episode Emissary . It was… … Wikipedia