final exam Flashcards
3 factors that regulate stroke volume
preload, contractility, after load
preload: degree of ___ by entering blood ___ contraction
stretch, before
frank starling law
greater preload increases force of contraction
frank starling law: the ___ the heart fills with blood during diastole, the ____ the force of contraction
more, greater
higher preload > ___ stroke volume
increased
contractility depends on ___ in sarcoplasm
Ca
positive inotropic agents ____ contractility and SV
increase
examples of positive inotropic agents
elevated Ca, epinephrine, norepinephrine, certain drugs
negative inotropic agents ____contractility, stroke volume
decrease
negative inotropic agent examples
anoxia, acidosis, anesthetics, medications, increased K+ in interstitial fluid
afterload ____ ejection of blood out of chamber
opposes
afterload: left ventricle: must overcome _____ to ____
overcome aortic pressure, eject blood
example of afterload: pressure in LV must be ___ than aorta in order for the ____ valve to open and allow blood flow
higher, aortic semilunar
increase in afterload causes stroke volume to
decrease
_____ and ____ increase afterload and reduce stroke volume
arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure
adjustments in heart rate important for control of
cardiac output and blood pressure
sinoatrial node: ___ beats/min
100
autonomic NS regulation: originates in
cardiovascular center of brainstem
autonomic NS regulation: sympathetic: increase frequency of nerve pulse – ____heart rate
increase
autonomic NS regulation: parasympathetic: ____ heart rate
decrease
parasympathetic regulation predominates at
rest
hormones that regulate heart rate
epinephrine, norepinephrine, thyroid hormones
hormones ___ heart rate and contractility
increase
trachycardia
elevated resting heart rate
bradycardia
reduced resting heart rate
cations heart regulation: ionic ____ can compromise pumping effectiveness
imbalances
cations: concentration of ___, ___, ___ are important
K+, Ca2+, Na+
increase Ca2+ ____ heart rate
speeds
increase Na+ and K+ ____ heart rate
reduce
other factors of heart rate
age, gender, physical fitness, body temp
which gender has slightly higher heart rate
females
physical fitness ___ heart rate, ___ heart
decrease, larger
high body temp, ___ rate
high
adult circulation: right heart pumps blood to
lung
adult circulation: left heart pumps ____ blood to _____
oxygenated, body
in an embryo lungs do not
oxygenate blood
embryo/fetus: blood bypasses the lungs via 2 shunts
foramen ovalis, ductus arteriosum
foramen ovalis connects
right with left atrium
foramen ovalis: most blood skips ____ going to ____
pulmonary circuit, left atrium
foramen ovalis to
fossa ovalis
ductus arteriosum
connects pulmonary trunk to aorta
ductus arteriosum bypasses
lungs
ductus arteriosum to
ligamentum arteriosum
when a baby is born and takes first breath, _____ close and blood is rerouted to _____
duct/foramen, lungs
leading cause of death
coronary artery disease
atherosclerotic plaques reduce blood flow to
myocardium
signs and symptoms of coronary artery disease
none, pain in chest, heart attacks, anger pectoris
risk factors of CAD
smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, family history
CAD treatment
changing diet, quit smoking, exercise, medications, by pass
myocardial ischemia
partial obstruction in coronary arteries
hypoxia ___ O2
decrease
myocardial infarction
heart attack
infarction
death of an area of tissue due to interrupted blood supply
treatment of myocardial infarction
thrombolytic, heparin, coronary angioplasty or bypass
pulmonary edema can cause
suffocation
peripheral edema is in
feet, ankles
congestive heart failure
heart can no longer pump enough blood to the body; heart overstretches
symptoms of congestive heart failure
fatigue, shortness of breath, swelling
stenosis
narrowing of the heart valve
insufficiency/incompetence
failure of the heart to close completely
prolapse
one-two cuspids protrude into LA, not serious
heart murmurs
abnormal sounds from the heart
hemodynamics
forces involved in circulating blood around body
artery
carry blood away from heart
arterioles
smaller arteries
capillaries
smallest, site of exchange
veins
carry blood to heart
basic blood vessel structure layers
tunica intima, tunica media, tunica externa
tunica intima
inner
tunica intima endothelium type
simple squamous
tunica media: ___ and ____ tissue
muscular, elastic CT
tunica media: smooth muscle regulates
diameter of lumen
tunica externa CT types
elastic, collagen
vasa vasorum
capillaries supplying blood to tissues of vessels
arteries: prominent layer
tunica media
veins: ___ prevent backflow
valves
veins have a great capacity to
expand
capilaries have ___ wall
thin
arteries have thick tunica ___
media
artery tunica media: ___ fibers
elastic
artery tunica media thick ___ muscle
smooth
artery tunica media smooth muscle: innervated by
ANS sympathetic fibers
artery tunica media smooth muscle: increased stimulation ____, decrease ____
vasoconstriction, lumen diameter
artery tunica media smooth muscle: decreased stimulation
vasodilation, increase lumen diameter
anastomoses provides
alternate routes, collateral circulation
anastomoses: union of branches of
2 or more vessels supplying the same body region
most regions of body receive blood through ___ artery
more than 1
types of anastomoses
arterial, venous, arteriovenous
elastic arteries are ___ arteries
conducting
elastic arteries conduct blood to
medium sized arteries
elastic arteries tunica media: ___ fibers and some ___ muscle
elastic, smooth
muscular arteries are ___ arteries
distributing
muscular arteries distribute blood to
organs
largest arteries
elastic
muscular arteries tunica media contains higher ___ and lower ____
smooth muscle, elastic fibers
muscular arteries have great ______ to adjust blood flow
vasoconstriction
smallest arteries
arterioles
metarteriole
terminal ends of arterioles, feed capillary bed
arteriole capillary beds have _____ to regulate blood flow
pre capillary sphincter
smallest blood vessel
capillary
capillary connect
arterial outflow and venous return
capillary lumen diameter
5-10 um
capillaries are ___ vessels
exchange
capillaries exchange between
blood and interstitial fluid and tissue cells
capillary: single layer of ____ cells and ____ membrane
endothelial, basement
capillaries lack tunica___ and ___
media, externa
vasomotion
slow and intermittent blood flow through capillary network
microcirculation
flow of blood from an arteriole to a venule through a capillary bed
capillary: blood can go either through ____ or ____ depending on sphincters
true capillaries, shunt
_____ if sphincters are open, ______ occurs
capillary beds, blood flows, exchange with tissue cells
____ (shunt) if sphincters are closed, blood flow bypasses______
thoroughfare channel, capillary bed
3 types of capillaries
continuous, fenestrated, sinusoids
continuous capillaries
endothelial cell membranes are continuous, most common type
fenestrated capillaries more permeable to
fluids and small solutes
sinusoids capillaries
wider, more widening, larger fenestrations
venules have ___ walls than arteries
thinner
post capillary venule: immediate downstream of
capillary bed
part of microcirculatory exchange unit with capillaries
post capillary venule
venules join to form
veins
veins have very thin ____ and large ____
walls, lumen
veins not designed to withstand
high pressure
valves aid in ___ by preventing back flow
venous return
capillary exchange
movement substances between blood and interstitial fluid
3 methods of capillary exchange
diffusion, transcytosis, bulk flow
capillary exchange: diffusion
respiratory gases, nutrients
capillary exchange: transcytosis
larger molecules
capillary exchange: bulk flow
fluids
capillary exchange: diffusion: capillaries move ___ concentration gradient
down
capillary exchange: diffusion is a ___ process
passive
O2 and nutrients diffusion: can cross ____
capillary wall
O2 and nutrients transcytosis: ___ process
active
O2 and nutrients transcytosis: vesicles: ____ and ____
endocytosis, exocytosis
large, lipid-insoluble molecules can only cross capillary walls through
transcytosis
bulk flow: movements of fluid between
capillaries, interstitial fluid
bulk flow: regulation of
volumes of blood and interstitial fluid
bulk flow is a ___ process
passive
two opposing forces of bulk flow
hydrostatic pressure, osmotic pressure
hydrostatic pressure
pressure of blood against blood walls
hydrostatic pressure: flow of fluid from plasma to interstitial fluid _____
filtration
osmotic pressure generated by
non diffusible plasma proteins
osmotic pressure _____ draw water into ____
non-diffusible plasma proteins, blood
osmotic pressure: absorption of
water into capillaries via osmosis
hydrostatic: fluid moves from ___ to ___
capillaries, interstitial fluid
osmotic: fluid moves from ___ to ____
interstitial, capillaries
at the arterial end of a capillary bed, ___ forces dominate
hydrostatic
arterial end: fluid flows
out of capillary
at the venous end: ___ forces dominate
osmotic
venous end: fluid re enters
capillary
___% off fluid filtered out of capillaries is reabsorbed
85
excess capillary fluid enters ___ capillaries
lymphatic
hemodynamics
blood flow, pressure, resistance
blood flow
volume of blood that flows through a vessel per minute
tissue perfusion
blood flow through body tissues
blood pressure
force exerted on a vessel wall by the blood
blood pressure measured
large arteries near heart
blood flows from ___ to ___ pressure
higher, lower
resistance
opposition to blood flow in blood vessels
higher resistance = ___ blood flow
lower
speed is ____ related to total cross sectional area
inversely
velocity is slowest where
total cross section area is greater
blood flow becomes ___ farther from the heart
slower
blood flow is slowest in
capillaries
blood pressure
force exerted on a vessel wall by blood
contraction of ventricles generates
blood pressure
systolic BP
highest pressure, during systole
diastolic BP
lowest arterial, diastole
pulse pressure
difference between systolic and diastolic BP
high pulse pressure is a sign of
anthersclerotic plaque in major arteries
3 components to blood pressure reading
systolic, diastolic, pulse pressures
MAP
mean arterial pressure: aortic pressure fluctuates
systemic arterial BP measured at ____ by ___
brachial artery, auscultation
pressure is increased in cuff until
exceed systolic pressure in artery
pressure is slowly released until sounds of
karotkoff
first sound heard as
blood starts to spurt through artery
kirkoff sound disappears when
artery no longer constricted and blood flows freely
normal arterial blood pressure
120/80
hypotension
low blood pressure
hypotension: pressure below ___/___
90/60
hypertension
high blood pressure
hypertension pressure over ___/___
140/90
pulse
pressure waves due to alternate expansion and recoil of arteries
vascular resistance: opposition to blood flow due to
friction between blood and blood vessel walls
vascular resistance depends on
blood vessel diameter, viscosity, total blood vessel length
total blood vessel length: resistance ___ proportional to length of vessel
directly
venous return
volume of blood flowing back to heart through systemic veins
venous return due to
pressure generated by contraction of LV
pressure difference: from ___ to ____
venule, RV
skeletal muscle pump: ___ blood in ___ direction
“milk”, one
control of blood pressure and blood flow achieved by
action of several interconnected negative feedback systems
short term: ____ and ___ regulate BP and resistance
nervous system, hormones
long term: ___ regulate blood volume
kidneys
cardiovascular center in brain is located in
medulla oblongata
medulla oblongata receives input from
both higher brain regions and sensory receptors
cardiac centers regulate
heart rate
cardio____ active at rest
inhibitory
cardio ___ active during stress
stimulatory
vasomotor center
control blood vessel diameter via vasomotor fibers
input to cardiovascular center
reflexes
baroreceptors
monitor pressure changes and stretch in blood vessel
chemoreceptors monitor concentration of _____, ____, ____
O2, CO2, other chemicals in blood
output from cardiovascular center reaches
neurons of autonomic nervous system
baroreceptor reflexes
help maintain blood pressure homeostasis
baroreceptor reflexes: ___ sensitive neural receptors in ______
pressure, large arteries in neck and chest
baroreceptor reflex stimulus
blood pressure rises> stretch baroreceptor, send impulse to cardiovascular systtem
decrease cardio-stimulatory and vasomotor center
vasodilation