Fundamentals of Circulation Flashcards
Vasoactive
acts on blood vessels
SaO2
oxygen saturation
Q
cardiac output
DO2
oxygen delivery
basic circulation
Where is blood flow pulsatile?
In the aorta and large arteries; pressure variation due to systole and diastole of the heart
Where is blood flow laminar?
In the capillaries and veins, pressure is constant
blood flow and pressure
Rate of blood flow is constant at all levels of circulation.
True or False? Why?
True because circulation is continuous.
Rate of blood flow in the aorta is equal to the sum of the rates of blood flow in all of the arteries, arterioles, capillaries and veins.
V = Q/A = flow/ cross-sectional area
diagram blood flow, velocity and cross-sectional area; what does it show?
velocity is inversely proportional to cross-sectional area
Where is cross-sectional area the greatest (vessels in circulatory system)?
Capillaries
Why is velocity slowest in the capillaries?
V =Q/A
cross - sectional area is greatest in the capillaries, hence velocity is the slowest there
Velocity of blood flow in any point in circulation is proportional to the cross-sectional area.
True or False?
False
Inversely proportional
Functions of the Circulatory System (5)(4):
- Transport of:
- O2 from lungs to tissues
- CO2 from tissues to lungs
- Metabolic waster from tissues to liver &
kidneys
- Distribution of nutrients from gut & liver
- Distribution of body water & electrolytes between compartments
- Transport of hormones & immunologically active substances
- Assisting in thermoregulation
- redistribution of heat from core to skin
hormone defintion
molecule secreted by an endocrine gland and acts on target cells, transported through blood
Structure of heart
Blood circulation diagram with valves
circulatory pressures diagram labels
circulatory pressures diagram draw line
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Typical cardiac pressures diagram
Why is the pressure in the left ventricle and aorta the same for systole (100-140mmHg)?
The aortic semi lunar valve is open in systole
Why is the systolic pressure in the right ventricle the same as the systolic pressure in the pulmonary artery? (15-30mmHg)
The pulmonary semi lunar valve is open in systole
Why is diastolic pressure in left atrium similar to diastolic pressure in the left ventricle? (2-10mmHg/3-12mmHg)
The mitral/bicuspid valve is open during diastole
Why is diastolic pressure in the right atrium and right ventricle the same? (2-8mmHg)
The tricuspid valve is open