Arteries, arterioles and veins Flashcards
What is haemodynamics?
relationship between blood flow, blood pressure and
resistance to flow
What is work?
Expend energy to produce
cardiac contraction which creates
Isovolumetric contraction
and ejection
What is pressure?
Generated to drive
bulk/convection transport
What is compliance?
Large artery stretch
Where is resistance generated?
Arterioles
Where is blood flow slowed down?
blood is slowed down in capillaries
What are the three patterns of blood flow?
- Laminar
- Turbulent
- Bolus
Where is laminar flow mostly found?
Most arteries, arterioles, venules,
veins
How can laminar flow be described and what is the behaviour like for RBC transport?
Concentric shells
Zero velocity at walls
(molecular interactions
between blood and wall)
Maximum velocity at centre
Move RBCs towards centre
Speeds up blood flow
through narrow vessels
Where is turbulent blood flow found?
Ventricles (mixing), aorta (peak flow),
Atheroma (bruits)
How can turbulent blood flow be described and what is this due to?
Blood does not flow linearly and smoothly
in adjacent layers (whirlpools, eddies,
vortices)
Due to changes in
velocity
Where is bolus flow found?
Capillaries
How would bolus blood flow be described?
RBCs have larger diameter than diameter
of capillaries – single file
Plasma columns are trapped between RBC
Uniform velocity
Little internal friction - very low resistance
What is the equation for blood flow?
Blood flow = Arterial blood pressure/Total peripheral resistance
What is pressure exerted by blood on vessels generated by?
Pressure exerted by blood on vessel walls
Ultimately generated by
left ventricular ejection
What happens to arterial pressure in systemic circulation?
Arterial pressure falls in systemic circulation
with distance from left ventricle
and effect of different blood vessels
What helps to propel blood into circulation during diastole?
Recoil of elastic fibers of the aorta and large arteries helps to propel the blood into the circulation during diastole
What happens during LV ejection in terms of arterial blood pressure?
60-80% of stroke volume is stored
in aorta and arteries as these
structures expand
Energy stored in stretched elastin
What happens during LV diastole to arterial blood pressure?
Energy is returned to the blood as the walls
of the aorta and arteries contract
This sustains diastolic blood pressure and
blood flow when heart is relaxed