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Control of blood pressure Flashcards

1
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How is pressure calculated?

A

Pressure = flow x resistance

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2
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How is blood pressure calculated?

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maBP = CO x TPR

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3
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What are the two timeframes that blood pressure is regulated during?

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Short-term

Long-term

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4
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What is the short-term regulation of blood pressure?

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Baroreceptor reflex

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5
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What are baroreceptors sensitive to?

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Are sensitive to stretch

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6
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Where are baroreceptors located?

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Aortic arch

Carotic sinus

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7
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How do baroreceptors detect an increase in pressure?

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Arterial walls are stretched

Stretches nerve endings of baroreceptors

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8
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What do baroreceptors do once stretched?

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Increase frequency of action potentials fired

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9
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Which nerve carries action potentials from baroreceptors in aortic arch?

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Vagus nerve - cranial nerve 10

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10
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Which nerve carries action potentials from baroreceptors in carotid sinus?

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Glossopharyngeal nerve - cranial nerve 9

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11
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Where are action potentials from the baroreceptors carried to?

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Medulla oblongata

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12
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How does the medulla oblongata relate to the cardiovascular system?

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Is the cardiovascular control centre

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13
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How does the medulla oblongata respond to the increased frequency of action potentials via afferent nerves?

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Decrease in sympathetic output

Parasympathetic output is increased

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14
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What is the result of decreased sympathetic output and increased parasympathetic output? What is the overall result?

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Reduced CO - reduced heart rate, force of contraction, SV

Reduced TPR - vasodilation

Reduced maBP - reduced CO, TPR

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15
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How do baroreceptors detect a decrease in blood pressure?

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Less stretching of arterial walls

Less stretching of baroreceptor nerve endings

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16
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What do baroreceptors do when they’re no lonnger being stretched?

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Decrease frequency of action potentials to medulla oblongata via
vagus nerve - aortic arch
glossopharyngeal nerve - carotid sinus

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17
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How does the medulla oblongata respond to the decreased frequency in action potentials via afferent nerves?

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Increases sympathetic output

Decreases parasympathetic output

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18
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What is the result of an increased sympathetic output and a decreased parasympathetic output? What is the overall result?

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Increased CO - increased heart rate, force of contraction, SV

Increased TPR - vasoconstriction

Increased maBP - increased CO, TPR

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19
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What type of feedback does the baroreceptor reflex involve? Explain how

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Negative feedback loop

change in blood pressure results in blood pressure being restored back to normal

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20
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Why are baroreceptor reflexes not involved in the long-term control of blood pressure?

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Threshold for baroreceptor firing action potential is reset

to the new blood pressure

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21
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What type of pathways are involved in the medium-long term control of blood pressure?

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Neurohumeral pathways - ANS and circulating factors

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What are the four neurohumeral pathways involved in medium-long term control of blood pressure?

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Renin-angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS)

Sympathetic nervous system (SNS)

Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)

Atrial natriuretic peptides (ANP)

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23
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What do all the four neurohumeral pathways involved in medium-long term control of blood pressure have in common?

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All affect sodium retention

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24
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How does controlling sodium retention affect blood pressure?

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Sodium retention affects water reabsorption
Extracellular fluid volume
Plasma volume
Blood volume
Affects filling of ventricle in diastole, EDV, SV, CO
And finally blood pressure

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25
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What are the factors that cause the release of the renin?

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Reduced perfusion pressure in kidneys

Sympathetic stimulation of JGA

Reduced NaCl deliverty to distal tubule, macula densa

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26
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How do the kidneys detect reduced perfusion pressure?

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Have baroreceptors

in afferent arterioles

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27
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Where is renin released from in the kidneys?

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Granular cells of afferent arteriole

of juxtaglomerular apparatus (JGA)

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28
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What is the function of renin?

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To cleave angiotensinogen to angiotensin 1

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29
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Where is angiotensinogen released from?

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Liver

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30
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What does ACE stand for?

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Angiotensin converting enzyme

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31
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Where is ACE released from?

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Epithelial cells in lungs

32
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What is the role of ACE?

A

Convert angiotensin 1
into angiotensin 2

Break down bradykinin protein
into peptide fragments

33
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What does angiotensin 2 bind to?

A

Angiotensin 2 receptors - AT

34
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What are the types of angiotensin 2 receptors?

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Type 1 - AT1

Type 2 - AT2

35
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What type of angiotensin 2 receptor does angiotensin 2 mostly bind to?

36
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What type of receptor is AT1?

37
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Where are AT1 receptors located

A

Arterioles
Kidneys
Adrenal cortex

Sympathetic NS
Hypothalamus

38
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What effect does angiotensin 2 binding to AT2 in the arterioles cause? How does this affect blood pressure?

A

Causes vasoconstriction

Increase in TPR, maBP

39
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What effect does angiotensin 2 binding to AT2 receptors in the kidneys cause? How does this affect blood pressure?

A

Stimulates sodium reabsoprtion
Water follows
Increased BV, filling of ventricles, EDV, SV, CO, maBP

40
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What effect does angiotensin 2 binding to AT2 receptors in the adrenal cortex cause?

A

Stimulates release of aldosterone

41
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What effect does angiotensin 2 binding to AT2 receptors in the sympathetic NS cause?

A

Increased release of NA

42
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What effect does angiotensin 2 binding to AT2 receptors in the hypothalamus cause?

A

Stimulates release of ADH

43
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Which cells does aldosterone affect?

A

Principal cells of collecting ducts

in kidneys

44
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What does aldosterone do?

A

Increases activity of Na+ K+ ATPase on basolateral domain

Activates ENaC on apical domain

45
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What are the effects of aldosterone?

A

Increased Na+ efflux from cell into blood by Na+ K+ ATPase

Sets up Na+ conc. gradient

Na+ reabsorbed into cell through ENaC

46
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What effect does bradykinin have?

A

Vasodilation

47
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What is the purpose of ACE breaking down bradykinin?

A

Reduced vasodilation

Increase in TPR, maBP

48
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How does sympathetic activity affect renal blood flow?

A

Reduce renal blood flow

by vasoconstriction of arterioles

49
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How does reduced renal blood flow affect sodium retention?

A

Decreases GFR

Decreases Na+ excretion

50
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How does sympathetic activity affect ion transporters in cells?

A

Increases activity of Na+ K+ ATPase on basolateral domain

Activates Na+ H+ exchanger on apical domain

51
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How does sympathetic activity affect sodium retention?

A

Increased Na+ efflux from cell into blood by Na+ K+ ATPase

Creates Na+ conc. gradient

Na+ is reabsorbed into cell by Na+ H+ exchanger

52
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Where in the kidney does the sympathetic nervous sytem affect ion transporter activity?

A

Proximal convoluted tubule

53
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How does sympathetic activity affect renin?

A

Stimulates renin release from granular cells of afferent arteriole in juxtaglomerular apparatus

54
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What is another name for ADH?

A

Arginine vasopressin

55
Q

What causes the release of ADH?

A

Increase in plasma osmolarity

Severe hypovolaemia

56
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What are the functions of ADH?

A

Increase sodium retention

Increase water reabsorption

Cause vasoconstriction

57
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How does ADH increase sodium retention?

A

Stimulates Na+ K+ Cl- transporter

Na+ reabsorbed into cell

58
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How does ADH increase water reabsorption?

A

Through increasing Na+ retention

Also by increasing aquaporin2
water reabsorbed through it

59
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Where does ADH stimulate the Na+ K+ Cl- transporter?

A

Thick ascending limb

60
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Where does ADH increase aquaporin2?

A

Distal nephron

61
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How are atrial myocytes related to ANP?

A

Atrial myocytes synthesise, store and release ANP

62
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What causes the release of ANP?

A

Stretch of atria

due to increased blood volume

63
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What is the effect of ANP?

A

Natriuresis - loss of sodium in urine

64
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How does ANP affect sodium retention?

A

Vasodilation of afferent arteriole
Increased GFR
Increased excretion of Na+

Inhibits Na+ reabsorption along nephron

65
Q

What type of receptors are located in the atria?

A

Volume receptors

are low-pressure baroreceptors

66
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How do atrial volume receptors detetch volume of blood?

A

Increased volume of blood causes stretching of atria

Stretching of baroreceptor nerve endings

67
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Is ANP released when blood volume is low?

A

No
Reduced filling of heart
Less stretching of atria
Less ANP released

68
Q

What is an effect of prostaglandins?

A

Vasodilation

69
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How do prostaglandins affect sodium retention?

A

Local prostaglandins in kidney
cause vasodilation of afferent arteriole
increase GFR
increased Na+ excretion

70
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How do prostaglandins have a protective function?

A

Buffer excessive vasoconstriction caused by RAAS, SNS

preventing damage to blood vessels

71
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How is dopamine formed in the kidneys?

A

From circulating L-DOPA

72
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Where are dopamine receptors present in the kidneys?

A

Renal blood vessels

Proximal convoluted tubule cells

Thick ascending limb cells

73
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What are the effects of dopamine binding to its receptor?

A

Vasodilation

Reduced retention of sodium, water

74
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How does dopamine decrease sodium retention?

A

Inhibits Na+ H+ exchanger

Inhibits Na+ K+ ATPase

75
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Which cells does dopamine affect?

A

Principal cells in proximal convoluted tubule

And thick ascending limb

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