Blood pressure Flashcards
What are the units of blood pressure?
mm Hg (mm of mercury) Kilopascals (kPa)
Describe series
2 paths in a row. Flow in both paths is the same.
In series which path has the higher pressure?
The first path has higher pressure than the second since energy is lost as blood experiences friction and resistance
Describe parallel
Branching paths where flow is split between 2 paths.
In parallel which path has the higher pressure?
Both paths have equal pressure provided the resistance is the same in both paths
Define portal system
2 Capillary beds lie in series
Capillary bed reassembles to a blood vessel that then splits again into another capillary bed
What is the function of a portal system
Allows transport of chemicals from one tissue to another without being diluted by mixing with blood at the heart
What is the advantage of a portal system?
High concentration of nutrients from 1st capillary bed is delivered to the 2nd capillary bed
List the 3 ways blood pressure is controlled
Blood volume
Cardiac output
Peripheral resistance
Give the formula for mean arterial pressure
P mean = P diastolic + (P systolic - P diastolic)
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What is mean arterial pressure?
Diastolic pressure plus a third of pulse pressure
What is pulse pressure?
The difference between diastolic and systolic pressure
Define stroke volume
Volume of blood pumped out if a ventricle during one beat of the heart
What is the heart rate reciprocal?
RR interval
What is heart rate measured in?
Beats per minute
Define cardiac output
The volume of blood pumped out of a ventricle in one minute
Give the formula for cardiac output
CO = SV X HR
Give the stroke volume of an average sized male
70 ml
What is the human heart rate of an average sized adult?
70 bpm
Give the figure for the RR interval
0.86 seconds
Give a value for cardiac output of an average sized adult
4.9 L/min
What is the RR interval?
The interval between successive R peaks on an ECG in the QRS complex
What percentage of total blood volume does atrial systole add to fill the ventricles?
20-25%
Define end diastolic volume
Volume of blood in the ventricle at the end of diastole
What is end diastolic volume associated with?
Pre load
Define end systolic volume
The volume of blood remaining in a ventricle at the end of diastole
Define ejection fraction
The percentage of ventricular volume pumped out during a heart beat