Arterial venous Lymphatic Systems Flashcards
Name 3 of the four characteristics of the capillary wall
- They have a unicellular layer of endothelial cells
- they have a thin basement membrane
- total wall thickness= 0.5 um
- internal capillary diameter = 4-9 um
You could _________ cardiac output by causing less distensibility in the _________ system via the _________ nervous system
increase, venous, sympathetic
Is there a difference in distensibility between the systemic veins and pulmonary veins?
No, pulmonary vein distensibilities are about the same as for sytemic veins
How would you, using ang equation,defin vascular distensibility?
Vascular distensibility = increase in volume / (increase in pressure X original volume)
What are some characteristics of capillary plasmalemmal vesicles ?
- they are formed from caveolins
- they play a role in endocytosis ands transcytosis
The most important means for the exchange of substances between the blood and the interstitial fluid?
Diffusion
What is mean arterial pressure?
Mean arterial pressure is the average arterial pressure with respect to time
Although rare, small _______ of free fluid do form in the interstitium?
Rivulets
What information is vascular complaince does relay?
The total quantity of blood (ml) that can be stored in a given portion of the circulation for each mm Hg rise in pressure
What types of substances have to diffuse through the intercellular pores/ clefts of capillaries?
Non-lipid-soluble substances
The greater the stroke volume, the ________ the pulse pressure?
greater
How does atheroclerosis affect pulse pressure?
Increases
The rate of water diffusion through capillary membranes is __________ times faster than the flow of plasma within the capillary?
80
Why/how does aortic valve stenosis cause abnormal countors of the pressure puls wave?
- The diameter of the aortic valve opening is reduced significantly, and the aortic pressure pulse is significantly reduced
- blood flow through the aortic valve is diminished
The capacitance of arteries _______ with age?
decrease
Name 3 of the 4 factors that increase lymph flow ( and interstial fluid pressure)
- elevated capillary hydrostatic pressure
- decreased plasma colloid pressure
- increased interstitial fluid colloid osmotic pressure
- increased permeability of capillaries
Lipid soluble substances can diffuse readily through capillary _________ ___________?
cell membranes
What is the most important determinant of pulse pressure?
Th stroke volume output of the heart
What equation would you use to calculate net filtration pressure?
NFP = Pc - Pif - Πp + Πif
- Pc = capillary pressure (outward)
- Pif = interstial fluid pressure (inward)
- Πp = plasma colloid osmotic (oncotic) pressure (inward)
- Πif = interstitial colloid osmotic (oncotic) pressure (outward)
Capacitance is _______ proportional to elastance?
Inversely
Which vessels are more distensible, arteries or veins?
veins
Name some characteristics of arterioles
- Small arterioles control blood flow to each tissue
- the diameters of arteriole are controlled by local conditions in the tissues
- arterioles are highly muscular
- continuous muscular coat is lost in metarterioles
Capcitance is _________ proportional to volume and _________ proportional to pressure?
driectly, inversely
The greater the amount of elastic tissue in a blood vessel, the ________ the compliance?
lower