Circulation 2 Flashcards
Blood vessel structure: Large Vein/Artery
- Tunica externa
- Tunica media
- Tunica intima
- Endothelium
Blood vessel structure: Vein/Artery
- Tunica externa
- Tunica media
- Tunica intima
- Endothelium
Blood vessel structure: Venule/Arteriole
- Tunica media
2. Endothelium
Blood vessel structure: Capillaries
- Tunica intima
2. Endothelium
Arteries maintain ___ pressure
high
Fluctuation in pressure within the cardiovascular system is dampened by what?
Elasticity of the arteries
Veins maintain ___ pressure
low
Characteristics of veins:
- Thin-walled
- Low velocity
- Low pressure
How does blood move through veins
Skeletal muscle pushes blood
What prevents backflow in veins
One-way valves
What is compliance
A measure of how easily a structure can be stretched
How is compliance calculated?
Change in volume/Change in pressure
At rest, how much blood do mammals hold in their veins?
60%
How is blood volume in the vein adjusted?
Venomotor tone
What will happen if you increase venomotor tone?
Increase venous blood return to the heart
What monitors blood pressure and signals to the medulla oblongata
Baroreceptors
What is MAP
Mean arterial pressure
Baroreceptor/MAP pathway:
- Increased MAP
- Causes increased baroreceptor firing
- Stimulate medulla via afferent neurons
- Causes decreased sympathetic output (& increased parasympathetic)
- Decreases norepinephrine release from adrenal medulla
- Which causes 3 things:
a. Vasodilation of arteriolar smooth muscle
a1. Which decreases peripheral resistance
b. Decreases force of contraction in ventricular myocardium
b1. Which decreases CO
c. SA node firing decreases
c1. Which causes decreased heart rate
c2. Which causes decreased CO - All of #6 causes decreased MAP
What regulates blood pressure homeostasis
Baroreceptors
What homeostatic response happens to increased blood pressure
- Decreased heart rate
- Decreased stroke volume
- Vasodilation