Cardio Lec 7 Flashcards
Main job of chemoreceptors
regulate breathing rate
When co2 levels rise, chemoreceptors
send signal to breathing center & force you to incr breathing rate
Main factors that increase bp
high blood vol & vasoconstriction
Blood is considered an __ fluid
extracellular
Movement of water determined by what forces?
osmotic pressure & hydrostatic/filtration pressure
Osmotic pressure
water being pulled TOWARDS the compartment
Hydrostatic pressure
pulls AWAY
The more hydrostatic pressure you have
you can cause fluid to move out of the vessel (filtration)
Filtration refers to
fluid being pulled OUT of the capillary
Reabsorption refers to
fluid being pulled BACK IN to the capillary
Capillary fluid exchange refers to
whether fluids get filtered or reabsorbed across the capillary
Capillary hydrostatic pressure refers to
bp against vessel walls
Capillary hydrostatic pressure favors
filtration (fluid out of capillary)
On which side is pressure greater?
arterial side
Tissue hydrostatic pressure refers to
pressure that fluid in interstitial exerts against vessel wall
Tissue hydrostatic pressure opposes __ & favors __
capillary hydrostatic pressure; reabsorption
Colloid osmotic pressure refers to
osmotic pressure of blood
Colloid osmotic pressure favors
reabsorption (causes fluid to move in)
Interstitial osmotic pressure favors
filtration (causes fluid to move out)
Net filtration pressure (sum of diff pressures) determines
fluid movement either out or back in
CHP + COP Interstitial =
fluid out
Interstitial HP + COP plasma =
fluid in
Lymphatics protect against __ by
edema; picking up excess fluid that venous side wasn’t able to reclaim
What can cause edema
anything that causes lymphatic blockage, anything that could cause hydrostatic pressure on the venous side to increase, or anything that would cause hydrostatic pressure of blood to increase (cause more fluid out or make it less able for fluid to be reclaimed on venous side)
If anything were to increase capillary osmotic pressure would that promote or inhibit edema formation?
inhibit
If anything were to increase capillary hydrostatic pressure would that promote or inhibit edema formation?
promote
If anything were to increase interstitial osmotic pressure would that promote or inhibit edema formation?
promote