Circulation 6 Flashcards
regulation of blood flow
- arterioles control blood distribution
how do arterioles control blood distribution (2)
- due to parallel arrangement, arterioles can alter blood flow to various organs
- changes in resistance using vasoconstriction and vasodilation alter flow
control of vasoconstriction and vasodilation (3)
- autoregulation
- intrinsic factors
- extrinsic factors
control of vasoconstriction and vasodilation: autoregulation
- direct response of the arteriole smooth muscle
control of vasoconstriction and vasodilation: intrinsic factors
- metabolic state of tissues/oxygen demand
control of vasoconstriction and vasodilation: extrinsic factors
- nervous and endocrine system
under resting conditions, which organs receive larger majorities of blood flow (4)
- brain
- liver and digestive tract
- kidneys
- skeletal muscle
under resting conditions, which organs receive smaller amounts of blood flow (3)
- heart
- skin
- bone
distribution of blood to tissues: increased flow
- relaxation of pre-capillary sphincters allow for blood to flow to the capillary beds
distribution of blood to tissues: decreased flow
- contraction of pre-capillary sphincters reduces blood flow to the capillary bed and blood is diverted elsewhere
myogenic autoregulation of flow (2)
- some smooth muscle cells in arterioles are sensitive to stretch
- smooth muscles cells ‘automatically’ contract when blood pressure increases
myogenic autoregulation of flow: feedback loop type
- negative feedback loop
what is the purpose of the myogenic autoregulation of flow
- to prevent excessive flow of blood into tissue
metabolic activity of tissues on flow (3)
- smooth muscle cells in arterioles sensitive to conditions of extracellular fluid
- levels of metabolites alter vasoconstriction/vasodilation
- blood flow matched to metabolic requirements
extracellular fluid (2)
- plasma of the blood
- interstitial fluid
metabolic activity of tissues on flow: feedback loop type
- negative feedback loop
increased metabolic rate in tissues: pathway step (5)
- increased tissue metabolic rate results in low O2 and high CO2 and waster
- arteriolar smooth muscle detect conditions and vasodilate
- vessel resistance is lowered, increasing blood flow
- O2 delivery, CO2 and waste removal increase
- tissue O2 increase and tissue waster and CO2 decrease, creating the negative feedback loop
neural and endocrine control of flow (4)
- norepinephrine
- decreased sympathetic tone
- vasopressin (ADH)
- angiotensin II
- atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
neural and endocrine control of flow: norepinephrine (2)
- from sympathetic neurons
- causes vasoconstriction
neural and endocrine control of flow: decreased sympathetic tone
- causes vasodilation
neural and endocrine control of flow: vasopressin (ADH) (2)
- from posterior pituitary
- causes generalized vasoconstriction
neural and endocrine control of flow: angiotensin II (2)
- produced in response to decreased blood pressure
- causes generalized vasoconstriction
neural and endocrine control of flow: atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) (2)
- produced in response to increased blood pressure
- promotes generalized vasodilation