Final 19-24 Flashcards
blood pressure
- important measure of cardiac function
- 2 components
what are the 2 components of blood pressure
- systolic BP
2. Diastolic BP
Systolic BP (blood pressure)
- during ventricular contraction (systole)
- how hard heart works
- strain against arterial walls during contraction
- normal: 120 mm Hg
Diastolic BP (blood pressure)
- during heart relaxation (diastole)
- indicates peripheral BP (outside of heart)
- normal: 70-80 mm Hg
cardiac output
- the amount of blood pumped into the aorta each minute
stroke volume
- amount of blood (ml) pumped out of left ventricle per heartbeat
- resting: 70 ml
heart rate
- rhythmical contraction of the heart walls (beats per minute, bp)
- resting: 40-70 bpm
intensity of work (heart)
- estimated by measuring heart rate via carotid or radial pulse
Peripheral circulatory system
- consists of blood vessels made up of layers of tissue
- smooth muscle cell layer allow vessels to contract
- regulates blood flow throughout body
venules
small vessels that branch from veins
valves
open with blood flowing towards the heart, close with blood flowing away to prevent back flow
plasma
transport fluid
platelets
clot-forming component
hematocrit
% of blood made up of RBC’s
hemoglobin
protein and iron molecule inside RBC’s that binds to up to 4 O2
arterial-venous oxygen difference (a-v O2)
- difference between O2 level in blood leaving and returning to the lungs
erythropoietin
- produced by kidneys
- controls reticulocytes
reticulocytes
- new RBC’s with more hemoglobin
- produced in bone marrow
transport of CO2
- tissues > blood > lungs > air
- helps regulate body: ionic equilibrium, pH balance
- CO2 transport to the lungs occurs in one of 3 ways
O2 uptake
- measured as VO2 - volume of oxygen consumed in a given amount of time
- limit of O2 that can me consumed; maximal aerobic power (VO2max)
factors affecting O2 delivery
- cardiac output, hematocrit
factors affecting O2 uptake
O2 extraction, capillarization
respiratory system
- delivers oxygenated air to blood
- removes CO2 from blood
- regulates acid-base balance
conduction zone
filters, humidifies and adjusts air to body’s temperature