FINAL EXAM - Lecture 2 Flashcards
Fluid moving out of the capillary is called
filtration
Fluid moving into the capillary is called
re-absorption
As blood moves further through vascular resistance, the pressure is
reduced
When youre taking a blood pressure, youre looking at pressure in
large arteries
When are you measuring a low pressure area as a bedside nurse
CVP
As blood is getting further from the heart, it is going through _________ cross-sectional areas.
More and more
The main drop in blood pressure between large arteries and capillaries is due to
high vascular resistance, not because of the multiple pathways it takes.
Resistance blood vessels in the systemic circulation is
arterioles
If you have a pressor that can constrict ______, that drives up blood pressure.
Arterioles
The blood vessels that contract and relax, doesnt usually happen in ______, but more in the ___ and _____.
Large arteries; small; arterioles
Flow equals
delta pressure divided by resistance
How many capillaries do we have in the body?
10+ BILLION
Capillaries are the primary place for
nutrient, waste product exchange to occur
Blood flow through the capillaries is controlled by
arterioles
What kind of muscle are arterioles?
Smooth muscle
Dilation of the arterioles will result in
increased blood flow for downstream tissues
How much surface area do we have of capillaries?
500-700 square meters
Small arteries have how many layers of smooth muscle cells?
4 layers
What controls the blood flow of capillaries? (not the physical reason of contracting)
metabolic rate
Total cross-sectional surface area of aorta is
4.5cm2
Velocity of aorta is _____. why?
High. Low surface area with a ton of cardiac output
Vena cavae surface area
18cm2
2 vena cavae’s that are 3cm each.
internal diameter of arterioles is
30um (micrometers)
Discuss the internal diameter vs wall thickness of arterioles
30um internal diameter with 20um of wall thickness. The walls are extra thick because there is lots of smooth muscle and they can contract and relax to adjust blood flow through tissue bed and adjust SVR.