Blood pressure & CVS disease continuum Flashcards
Blood pressure
- Pressure exerted on the walls blood vessel
- Pressure is essential to perfuse all the cells of the entire body
- Systemic: systole/diastole 120/80 mmHg
- Pulmonary: 25/8 mmHg
- Venous: 6-8 mmHg
Calculate BP
Cardiac x Peripheral Resistance
Cardiac output
Heart rate x Stroke volume
Normotension
Autoregulation
- Change in blood flow detected by local receptor in microprofusion (Tissue fluid formation)
- Involentary vary depending on metabolic need
Normotension
Neural
- Nerve that releases sympathetic and parasympathetic activity modulate BP
- Short-term regulation of blood pressure
- Responses to transient changes in arterial pressure, via baroreflex mechanisms
Blood viscosity effect on blood pressure
- Causing polycythaemia causes too much red blood cells
- Impacting the blood flow and vascular resistance
Hormonal
- Long term regulation of blood pressure e.g. ADH in kidney
Neural regulation
Aortic arch
Baroreceptors in the aorta
Neural regulation
Carotid sinus
Baroreceptors in the carotid artery (more than one)
Neural regulation
Vagus nerve
Connects the Baroreceptors to the vasomotor control in brain stem (informs the pressure and regulate heart)
Neural regulation
glossopharyngeal nerve
Connect the Carotid Sinus to the vasomotor centre (regulate short term blood pressure) e.g. stress
trigger ehen there is low CO2 and O2
Neural response to high blood pressure
- Baroreceptors sense the high pressure and they start firing signals to the cardiovascular centres in the brain
- Vagal innovation causes the supression of the heart rate via the sypathetic nervous system
- Vaodialation occours in the vasomotor cells to decrease blood pressure
- Noradrenaline decreases the heart rate and the heart contraction
- Cause decrease in cardiac output decrease
Neural response to low blood pressure
- Decrease in arterial blood pressure which is dectected by the baroreceptors that supresses its firing rate
- Signal is transmitted to cardiovasular centre which increases sympathetic cardiac activity
- Causes the release of adrenaline increase heart contraction and cardiac output
- Supression of vagal activity therefore vasoconstriction occours which causes sympathetic vasomotor activity
Hormonal regulation
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS)
Low blood pressure
- Causes renal Hypoperfusion due to low pressure this stimulates granular cells that stimulates the release of Renin (enzyme)
- The liver releases angiotensinogen in the circulatory systen is converted by the Renin into Angiotensin I
- The lungs then secreates Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) to convert Angiotensin I to Angiotensin II
- Stimulation of aldersterone from adrenal cortex this increases sodium reabsorbtion
Angiotensin II
low BP
- Peptide hormone that acts as a vasoconstricter of smooth muscle
- This increases the pressure and peripheral
- Stimulates hormones the Aldosterone