DSA: Circulation and Hemodynamics Flashcards
What are considered our pressure reservoirs?
Arteries: contain a stressed volume of blood,
Meaning that it increases venous compliance, which increases pressure in the arteries.
Blood is driven arterioles via elastic recoild
What are our resistance vessels?
What does resistance allow?
Arterioles.
When blood enters the arterioles and leaves, there is a huge drop in pressure. Thus, we can tell they create a lot of resistance.
Resistance allows the arterioles to direct blood to certain parts of the body.
How do we alter resistance of the arterioles?
Sympathetic NS: Alpha-1 (vasoconstrict) or beta-2 receptors (vasodilate)
Parasympathetic: release of NO through ACh binding to mAChR
What is our site of nutrient exchange?
Capillaries
Are all capillaries perfused with blood?
No.
Remember, arterioles alter their resistance via the sympathetic NS to direct blood to tissue in metabolic need of it.
What part of our circulation contains the most blood?
Vein.
Has about 65% of unstressed volume of blood.
What innervates the veins?
Sympathetic NS
Alpha1 adrenergic receptors; constrict the veins.
Velocity of blood (v) equation
v= Q/A
Q–> flow of blood (mL/s)
A–> cross sectional area (cm2)
Velocity is higher in what part of the circulatory system?
Velocity is higher in the arteries and veins, compared to the capillaries.
Blood flow through a vessel is determined by what?
Blood flow through a vessel is determined by the
1. Pressure difference between the inlet and outlet
2. Resistance of flow
How do we calculate flow of blood (Q)?
Q= change in pressure/ resistance
Major mechanism to change flow
changing the resistance.
Resistance to blood flow eqn
Poiseuille’s law/equation
R = (8 η l) / (π r4 )
Does resistance increase linearly by changing the radius?
Secondary effects?
No.
reducing the radius by ½. Will cause the resistance to increase by a 16 fold.
—> Alter flow (Q)
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What is the difference between series resistance and parallel resistances?
Series resistance–> total resistance is the sum of individual resistances
Parallel resistances–> total resistance is less than any of the individual resistances.
Laminar flow is a streamlines blood flow. Velocity is greatest and lowest where?
(A PARABOLA)
Greatest–> center
Least–> towards the vessel walls.
When laminar flow is disrupted–>
turbulent flow, requiring more pressure to drive flow= more NRG
Can be heard as bruits.
Reynold’s Number is used to predict what?
whether flow will be turbulent or laminar.
<2k = laminar flow
Reynolds Number eqn
NR = (ρ d v) / η
p=density of blood
d=diameter of the BV
v= velocity of the blood flow
n= viscosity of blood flow