3. Physiology I - Fluid Regulation and Perfusion system Flashcards
3 Parts of the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
- HEART (PUMP) at centre
- BLOOD VESSELS
- FLUID (blood and body fluids)
what are the 3 FUNCTIONS of the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
- CIRCULATE BLOOD to CELLS and TISSUES
- DELIVERY O2 and NUTRIENTS
- CARRY AWAY METABOLIC WASTE products
as HEART CONTRACTS how does DEOXYGENATED BLOOD travel to the LUNGS for oxygenation (PULMONARY CIRCUIT)
through PULMONARY SEMILUNAR VALVE to the PULMONARY TRUNK
how is OXYGENATED BLOOD returned to the HEART from the LUNGS (pulmonary circuit)
through 4 PULMONARY VEINS to the Left Atrium
in SYSTEMIC CIRCUIT how does OXYGENATED BLOOD leave the HEART as it CONTRACTS (SYSTOLE)
through the AORTIC SEMILUNAR VALVE to the AORTA
though branching arteries and arterioles to capillaries (at tissues)
DEOXYGENATED BLOOD goes from CAPILLARIES to…
VENULES and to VEINS
(to VENA CAVA back to right atrium of heart)
how much of BLOOD FLOW goes to the LUNGS
100%
besides lungs, which major ORGAN receives the MOST BLOOD FLOW and at what %
KIDNEYS - 22%
how much of BLOOD FLOWS to the BRAIN
14%
21% of BLOOD FLOW goes to the…
GI SYSTEM and SPLEEN
which BLOOD VESSEL has the SMALLEST LUMEN DIAMETER and THINNEST WALLS
CAPILLARY
- 5μm lumen diameter
- 1μm wall thickness
LUMEN DIAMETER of CAPILLARY
5μm
WALL THICKNESS of CAPILLARY
1μm
besides capillary, what also have THIN WALLS
VENULES - 2μm
why is FLUID BALANCE ESSENTIAL
to ensure sufficient and efficient MOVEMENT of ELECTROLYTES, NUTRIENTS, GASES through the body’s cells
what can happen when FLUID LEVELS are NOT BALANCED
DEHYDRATION or HYPERHYDRATION
(affect BP)
How does DEHYDRATION (EXCESSIVE LOSS of BODY FLUID) affect BLOOD TONICITY, VOLUME and BLOOD PRESSURE
- as INCREASES BLOOD TONICITY (conc. substances in blood)
- DECREASES BLOOD VOLUME
therefore DECREASES BLOOD PRESSURE
how does HYPERHYDRATION (GAIN in BODY FLUID) affect BLOOD TONICITY, VOLUME and BLOOD PRESSURE
- DECREASES BLOOD TONICITY
- INCREASES BLOOD VOLUME
therefore INCREASES BLOOD PRESSURE
CHANGE in blood TONICITY (conc. solutes) and VOLUME is DETECTED By…
- KIDNEYS
- OSMORECEPTORS in the HYPOTHALAMUS
(detect changes in dilution of blood - osmolarity - and regulate secretion of ADH from pituitary)
PLASMA makes up how much of BLOOD
60%
- WATER, SALTS, PLASMA PROTEINS
40% of BLOOD consists of
CELLS
- ERYTHROCYTES, LEUKOCYTES, PLATELETS
what are found in the WALLS of ARTERIES and VEINS
SMOOTH MUSCLE (thicker in artery) and ELASTIC
how are CAPILLARY WALLS
1 CELL THICK
- INTERLOCKING CELLS