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10. Exchange and the Lymphatic System Flashcards

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What allows arterioles to constrict and dilate for good blood regulation and control?

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  • smooth muscle around it (layers of endothelial cells)
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What allows capillaries to have an effective gas exchange mechanism? (2)

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  • short distance for diffusion due to one cell thick wall

- high SA:volume ratio

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Do capillaries have smooth muscle around them?

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No, just one cell-thick walls

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What gross structure features of capillaries makes them ideal for exchange?

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  1. lots in numbers
  2. thin walled (small diffusion barrier)
  3. small diameter ( big SA; volume)
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What are 3 main types of capillaries?

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  1. fenestrated
  2. continous
  3. discontinous
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What determines capillary permeability?

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Junctions between cells and the holes between them (either cells closely stuck together or slightly separated)

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What is the structure of continous capillaries?

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  • no clefts or channels
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Where do continous capillaries exist in the body?

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in the brain (blood-brain barrier prevents K leaking out acrs)

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What is an exception of continous capillaries where clefts exist? (in which body region?)

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in muscles

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What is the structure of fenestrated capillaries?

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clefts and channels

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Where do fenestrated capillaries exist in the body?

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in the intestine

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What is the structure of discontinous capillaries?

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clefts and massive channels

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Where do discontinous capillaries exist in the body?

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in the liver

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Do majority of capillaries have clefts?

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Yes

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What 2 things does clotting involve?

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  1. formation of a platelet plug

2. formation of a fibrin clot

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What enzyme converts fibrinogen to fibrin for forming clots?

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thrombin

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Describe the mechanism for forming clots.

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  • platelets react with collagen and clump together
  • this forms a platelet plug
  • fibrin clot (made from fibrinogen) then attaches to the platelet plug forming the clot.
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What are anti-clotting mechanisms of the endothelium?

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  1. stops blood contacting collagen
  2. produces prostacyclin and NO (
  3. produces tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI)
  4. expresses thrombomodulin
  5. expresses heparin
  6. secretes tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA)
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How does stopping blood contacting collagen prevent clotting?

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endothelium forms a physical barrier between platelets interacting collagen and no platelet aggregation happens

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How does production of prostacyclin and NO prevent clots?

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both inhibit platelet aggregation

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How does production of tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPU) prevent clots?

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it stops thrombin production

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How does expression of thrombomodulin prevent clots?

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it binds thrombin and inactivates it

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How does expression of hepatin prevent clots?

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inactivates thrombin

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How does secretion of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) prevent clots?

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Does the opposite of thrombin (which forms clots), instead it BREAKS down and digests clots forming plasmin and digested clot

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What are 2 main features of diffusion?
1. self-regulating | 2. non-saturable (the more O2 available, the more O2 will travel across, it's not limited)
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How do non-polar and polar substances travel across membranes?
- non-polar substances diffuse straight across membrane | - polar substances diffuse through clefts and channels
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In what 2 ways does exchange in capillaries happen?
1. diffusion | 2. carrier-mediated transport/facilitated diffusion (e.g. glucose transporter) which doesn't use energy
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Which blood vessels have the highest and lowest pressures?
- arterioles have highest hydrostatic pressure | - venules have lowest hydrostatic pressure
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What pressure pushes fluid and solute OUT of the capillaries?
Hydrostatic pressure (increases filtration
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What pressure pulls fluid into the capillaries and/ or prevents fluid from leaving?
Osmotic (oncotic) pressure
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Roughly how much fluid in litres is lost each day?
~20L
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Roughly how much fluid in litres is regained each day?
~17L
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Why does concentration of proteins go up as you move along a capillary?
Because water continually leaks out of capillary (like a hose) whereas proteins are too big to get through and leak out so conc. increases as you move along the capillary tube
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What happens to remaining 3L of fluid in capillaries?
gets "recycled" and re-used in the lymphatic system
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What are 2 parts of Starling's forces?
1. capillary hydrostatic pressure via ISF hydrostatic pressure (first part in equation) 2. plasma osmotic pressure vs ISF osmotic pressure (second part in equation)
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What is the general equation for net filtration pressure?
(Hydrostatic forces of capillary-ISF) - (plasma osmotic pressure -ISF osmotic pressure)
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How does lymphatic system regulate body fluids?
- fluid is pushed into intracellular space by hydrostatic pressures - this interstitial fluid is reabsorbed into lymph capillaries and becomes lymph - lymph squeezed fluid into lymph nodes are return it into venous system eventually
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What can occur if too much interstitial fluid leaks out of capillaries?
oedema
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Do lymphatic vessels have valves?
Yes
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What is the definition of oedema?
accumulation of excess fluid
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What are the 4 causes of oedema?
1. lympathic obstruction 2. raised ventral venous pressure (CVP) 3. hypoproteinemia 4. increased capillary permeability
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What can cause a lymphatic obstruction? (2)
- surgery | - filariasis
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What can cause raised central venous pressure?
ventricular failure (blood is pumped out and more is accumulating from the venous side on the right side, which means hydrostatic pressures are not in balance)
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What can cause hypoproteinemia? (3)
1. nephrosis (losing protein in kidney due to abnormal function) 2. liver failure 3. nutrition
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What can cause increased capillary permeability?
- inflammation (e.g. rheumatism)
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Which organ is the only place where specific carriers are needed for diffusion purposes?
the brain

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