Lec 10 Hemodynamics 2 Flashcards
(tube length x fluid viscosity) / tube radius^4
resistance
increase tube length blank resistance
increases
increase tube radius blank resistance
decreases
increase viscosity blank resistance
increase
percent of rbc in blood
hematocrit
in blood vessels, these variables are constant
length, viscosity, pressure gradient
in blood vessels, this variable is variable
radius
heart works to maintain the blank
pressure gradient
cross sectional area of capillaries vs arteries
much larger
higher cross sectional area means blank blood flow
slower
highest cross sectional area in body
lung capillaries
only place in body that has turbulent flow
right out of the heart
most blood flow is blank
laminar (silent)
laminar is more blank flow than turbulent
efficient