B2W1 Trans Phys Flashcards
Brain weight, blood, and oxygen percentage
Brain is 2% body weight
Blood flow 15%
Oxygen 20%
What maintains basal tone in cerebral vessels?
Autoregulation
Absolute blood flow of the brain
Brain always needs 750 mL of blood
Autoregulation
Ability for tissue to adjust vascular resistance and maintain blood flow despite changes in mean arterial pressure.
Achieved by changing myogenic tone
Homeostatic mean arterial pressure
60 - 160 mmHg
Blood brain barrier and its type movement
Structures within the brains vascular system that limits and controls what can and cannot enter the brain.
-Water soluble agents
-Lipid soluble agents via transcellular pathways
-Transport proteins
-Receptor mediated endocytosis
Neurovascular unit
Blood vessel surrounded, in order from closest to farthest, endothelial cell, basement membrane, pericyte, smooth muscle, astrocyte endfeet, microglia, and neurons.
Cerebrovascular Autoregulation patterns
Increase in MAP -> Increased Vessel Resistance = BF Maintained
Decrease in MAP -> Decreased Vessel Resistance = BF Maintained
MAP and Resistance are directly correlated
Sympathetic Outflow of Cerebral Vessel Tone
Alpha 1 & 2 cause vasoconstriction and prefer Norepinephrine
Beta 1 & 2 cause vasodilation and prefer Epinephrine
Parasympathetic innervation
Via Muscarinic Receptors
NOS - Produces NO Nitric Oxide
Parasympathetic Vasodilators
Nitric Oxide
Acetylcholine
Lipid-Soluble Substances
CO2, O2, and Ethanol
CO2 Concentration and CBF
Increased pCO2 -> Vasodilation -> increased CBF
Decreased pCO2 -> Vasoconstriction -> decreased CBF
H+ Concentration and CBF
Increased H+ -> Vasodilation -> increased CBF
Decreased H+ -> Vasoconstriction -> increased CBF
O2 Concentration and CBF
Increased pO2 -> Vasoconstriction -> Decreased CBF
Decreased pO2 -> Vasodilation -> increased CBF