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Exam 2 – cardio Ch 16 Flashcards

1
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What is the function of microcirculation?

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Important in the transport of nutrients to tissues
Site of waste product removal
Over 10 billion capillaries with surface area of 500-700 square meters perform function of solute and fluid exchange

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How does the heart know how much blood to pump out of arteries?

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How much venous blood flow returns

Heart pumps whatever comes to it

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What is the structure of capillary wall?

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Composed of unicellular layer of endothelial cells Surrounded by a basement membrane

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What is the diameter of a capillary?

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4-9 microns

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How do solute and water move across capillary wall?

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Intercellular cleft

By plasmalemma vesicles

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6
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What is the intercellular cleft?

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Thin-slit, curving channel that lies at top of figure between adjacent endothelial cells

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What do plasmalemma vesicles play a role in?

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Endocytosis

Transcytosis

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Why is it important that RBCs are biconcave?

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Capillaries are smaller than RBCs so RBCs use concave characteristic and bend in order to move into capillary

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What are the different types of capillaries?

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Continuous
Fenestrated
Sinusoid

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What are continuous capillaries?

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Harder to get materials through

Continuous membrane

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11
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What are fenestrated capillaries?

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A lot of fluid passes through

Ex: kidney

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12
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What are sinusoid capillaries?

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Great big spaces
Nothing holding in blood
Ex: spleen

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How does molecular size affect passage of molecules across the capillary wall?

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The width of capillary intercellular slit pores is 6-7 nanometers
The permeability of the capillary pores for different substances varies according to their molecular diameters

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14
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What do capillaries in different tissues have extreme differences in?

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Permeabilities

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How do solutes and fluids cross the capillary wall?

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Most important means by which substances are transferred between plasma and interstitial fluid is by diffusion

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16
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How do lipid soluble substances diffuse?

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Directly through cell membrane of capillaries

CO2 and O2

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17
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How do lipid insoluble substances diffuse?

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Cross capillary walls via intercellular walls

H20, Na, Cl, and glucose

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18
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What do concentration differences across capillaries enhance?

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Diffusion

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19
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Look at relative permeability of muscle capillary pores to different-sized molecules chart

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Look at relative permeability of muscle capillary pores to different-sized molecules chart

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What is space between cells called?

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Interstitium

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21
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What is fluid in the interstitium called?

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Interstitial fluid

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22
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What are the two major types of solid structures in the interstitium?

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Collagen fibers

Proteoglycan filaments

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What are the purpose of collagen fibers in interstitium?

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Provide most of tensional strength of tissues

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24
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What are proteoglycan filaments?

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Coiled molecules composed of hyaluronic acid

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25
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What is almost all fluid in interstitium in the form of?

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Gel

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26
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What is gel?

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Fluid proteoglycan mixtures

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27
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Under normal conditions, is there a lot of free fluid?

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No, very little free fluid

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28
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What is normal capillary hydrostatic pressure?

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Approximately 17 mmHg

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29
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What is interstitial fluid pressure in most tissues?

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Negative

30
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What type of pressures do encapsulated organs have?

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Positive interstitial pressures

+5 to +10 mmHg

31
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What is negative interstitial fluid pressure caused by?

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Pumping of lymphatic system

32
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What is colloid osmotic pressure caused by?

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Presence of large proteins

Oncotic pressure

33
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What effect does presence of negative ions on proteins have on colloid osmotic effect?

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Increased colloid osmotic effect of proteins

Donnan effect

34
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What is normal plasma colloid osmotic pressure?

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28 mmHg

35
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What is normal plasma protein concentration?

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7.3 g/dl

36
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What is the reflection coefficient of capillaries?

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Quantitates the amount of protein that is reflected away from the capillary membrane

37
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What does the reflection coefficient of 1 mean?

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All proteins are reflected and none pass through pores

38
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What does reflection coefficient of 0 mean?

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Membrane is permeable to all proteins

39
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What are the determinants of net fluid movement across capillaries?

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Hydrostatic capillary pressure
Hydrostatic interstitial pressure
Plasma colloid osmotic pressure
Interstitial fluid colloid osmotic pressure

40
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Define plasma colloid osmotic pressure

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Oppose filtration causing osmosis of water inward through the membrane
Tends to cause osmosis of fluid inward through capillary membrane

41
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What are some factors that lead to changes in plasma colloid osmotic pressure?

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Liver failure
Nephrosis
Dilutional

42
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Define interstitial fluid colloid pressure

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Promotes filtration by causing osmosis of fluid outward through the membrane
Tends to cause osmosis of fluid outward through capillary membrane

43
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Define capillary hydrostatic pressure

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Tends to force fluid outward through capillary membrane

44
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What are some factors that capillary hydrostatic pressure?

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Decreases arteriole resistance
Increases venous pressure
Overall increased capillary hydrostatic pressure

45
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Define interstitial fluid pressure (Pif)

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Opposes filtration when value is positive

Tends to force fluid inward through capillary membrane when Pif is positive but outward when Pif is negative

46
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What is interstitial fluid pressure in most tissues?

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-3 mmHg

47
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What factors determine colloid osmotic pressure?

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75% of total colloid osmotic pressure of plasma results from the presence of albumin and 25% is due to globulins

48
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What is interstitial protein concentration?

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3 gm/dl

49
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What is the normal interstitial colloid osmotic pressure?

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8 mmHg

50
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Define filtration rate

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Net filtration pressure multiplied by the filtration coefficient

51
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Ddefine filtration coefficient

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A product of surface area times the hydraulic conductivity of membrane

52
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How much of filtered fluid is reabsorbed on venous end?

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90%

53
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Where is the remaining 10% of blood reabsorbed at?

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Returned to circulation via lymphatics

54
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What are forces causing filtration at the arteriole end of the capillary?

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Forces tending to move fluid outward 
-Capillary pressure 30 mmHg
-Negative interstitial free fluid pressure 3 mmHg 
-Interstitial fluid colloid osmotic pressure 8 mmHg
TOTAL OUTWARD FORCE 41 mmHG
Forces tending to move fluid inward
-Plasma colloid osmotic pressure 28 mmHg
TOTAL INWARD FORCE 28 mmHg
55
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What is the net outward force on arteriole end of capillary?

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Summation of forces 
-Outward 41 mmHg
-Inward 28 mmHg 
NET OUTWARD FORCE 13 mmHg 
Tending to move fluid outward through capillary pores
56
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What are forces causing filtration at the venous end of the capillary?

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Forces tending to move fluid outward 
-Capillary pressure 10 mmHg
-Negative interstitial free fluid pressure 3 mmHg 
-Interstitial fluid colloid osmotic pressure 8 mmHg
TOTAL OUTWARD FORCE 21 mmHG
Forces tending to move fluid inward
-Plasma colloid osmotic pressure 28 mmHg
TOTAL INWARD FORCE 28 mmHg
57
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What is the net outward force on arteriole end of capillary?

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Summation of forces 
-Outward 21 mmHg
-Inward 28 mmHg 
NET OUTWARD FORCE 7mmHg 
Force causes fluid to move into capillary is greater than opposing reabsorption
58
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What are net starling forces in capillaries?

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Mean forces tending to move fluid outward
-Mean capillary pressure 17.3 mmHg
Negative interstitial free fluid pressure 3 mmHg
-Interstitial fluid colloid osmotic pressure 38mHg
TOTAL OUTWARD FORCE 28 mmHg
Mean force tending to move fluid inward
-Plasma colloid osmotic pressure 28 mmHg
TOTAL INWARD FORCE 28 mmHg

59
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What is the summation of mean forces for net starling forces in capillaries?

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Outward 28.3 mmHg
Inward 28 mmHg
NET OUTWARD FORCE 0.3 mmHg

60
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What is the net filtration pressure?

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0.3 mmHg which causes a net filtration rate of 2mL/min for entire body

61
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What is the lympathic system an accessory route for?

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Route by which fluid and protein can flow from interstitial spaces to the blood

62
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What is the lymphatic system important in?

A

Prevent edema

63
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What is the lymph derived from?

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From interstitial fluid that flows into lymphatics

64
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What is the lymphatic system a major route for?

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Absorption of nutrients from the GI tract

65
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What does the lymphatic system play an important role in?

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Immune system

66
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What is the thoracic duct?

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Whole system that delivers to your entire body and they tend to join together and go on either side of your venous system

67
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What are some causes of thoracic duct encounters?

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A cat gets hit by a car

Taking blood samples from pigs

68
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How does the lymphatic pump affect lymph flow?

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The degree of activity of the lymphatic pump

Smooth muscle filaments in lymph vessel cause them to contract

69
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What contributes to lymphatic pumping?

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External compression

70
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How do changes in interstitial hydrostatic pressure affect lymph flow?

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Increase interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure which increases lymph flow

71
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What are the effects of increased lymph flow?

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Elevated capillary hydrostatic pressure
Decreased plasma colloid osmotic pressure
Increased interstitial fluid colloid osmotic pressure
Increased impermeability of capillaries

72
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What could cause a late term pregnant mare to have pitting edema?

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Caused by obstruction of abdominal veins, lymphatics, and proteins (albumin) in blood

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