Cardiovascular 7 Flashcards
MAP is the driving force
For blood flow
-balance between blood flow into and out of arteries
Mean arterial pressure is proportional to
Cardiac output x peripheral resistance
If cardiac output increases and peripheral resistance doesn’t, then blood is pumped
Into arteries faster than it is removed
Means ^ volume in arteries, ^ MAP
MAP influenced by: (4)
Blood volume
Cardiac Output
Resistance of system to blood flow
Relative distribution of blood between arterial and venous blood vessels
Arteries are:
Low volume vessels
-contain about 11% of total blood volume (of the 5L)
Veins are:
High volume vessels and hold around 60% of circulating blood volume (of the 5L)
-act as volume reservoir, can constrict if blood needs to shift
Small changes in volume occur from
Ingestion of food and liquids
-primarily resolved by kidneys
(Increased urination gets rid of excess fluids, lowers pressures)
Decreases in blood volume require what response
Integrated response fro kidneys, CV system (increased sympathetic output), and ingestion of fluid
Resistance of flow is highest in the
Arterioles
Total resistance depends on:
Radius of each vessel, length of each vessel, how they are arranged (series, parallel)
Local Control of Arteriolar resistance
Matches blood tissue blood flow to the metabolic needs of tissue
-heart and skeletal, these controls take power over reflex control from CNS
Arteriolar Resistance is influenced by both local and systemic control mechanisms that do what
They both alter the vascular smooth muscle, changing the radius of vessels, influencing resistance
Resistance is proportional to
1/ radius ^4
Sympathetic reflexes
Mediated by CNS
-maintain MAP
-govern blood distribution for homeostastic needs, like tempurature
Hormones
Regulate salt and water excretion by kidneys
-influence blood pressure by acting on articles