What is Perfusion?

Blood flow through the arteries and capillaries to deliver nutrients and oxygen to cells and remove cellular waste products


Perfusion

When discussing perfusion, we can use specific words to emphasize where perfusion is occurring in the body. For example, see if you can figure out what area we are trying to perfuse based on these names.

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  • Options
  • Myocardial perfusion
  • Central perfusion
  • Tissue perfusion
  • Targets hair and nails
  • Cerebral perfusion
  1. Match target
  2.  targets vital organs
  3.  targets skin and local areas
  4.  targets the brain
  5.  targets the heart