Ch. 4 Arterial Hemodynamics Flashcards
pressure is greater where?
at the left ventricle
blood moves from areas of ___ to ___
high pressure to low pressure
blood leaves the heart with a mean pressure of ___
85-95 mmhg
where is the biggest drop in pressure?
arterioles
within the arterioles pressure will fall from app 80 down to ___
25-30 mmHG
what is the pressure at the right atrium
0 mmHG
___: how much blood is moving
flow
___: how fast the blood is moving
velocity
what is the term for flow with a constant velocity
steady flow
what is the term for flow with variable velocity due to cardiac contractions
pulsatile
what is the term for variation in velocity due to respiration
phasic flow
what are the three primary forms of energy loss as blood moves through the vessels
-friction
-viscosity
inertia
an increase in viscosity = ___ in velocity
decrease
a decrease in viscosity = __ in velocity
increase
___: smooth organized flow
laminar flow
what are the two types of laminar flow
-plug
-parabolic
which type of laminar flow is the same from wall to wall
plug flow
which type of laminar flow is slower at the vessel wall and faster in the center
parabolic flow
which flow is considered parabolic
B
which flow is considered plug
A
___: value that predicts when laminar flow becomes turbulent
Reynolds number
Reynolds number of <1500 = what kind of flow
laminar
Reynolds number >2000 = what kind of flow
turbulent
if this is the equation for resistance what does each part represent
n= viscosity
L= length
r= radius
what is the equation for resistance
if viscosity increases, resistance ___
increases
if viscosity decreased, resistance ___
decreases