Lecture 10 Controlling the heart and blood pressure Flashcards
The left ventricle pressurises the
systemic circulation
High pressure in the large systemic arteries
Linked to ventricular contraction and ejection of blood.
Pulsatile in major arteries (systolic / diastolic).
Arterial blood pressure curve
Rises and falls
High point pressure is systolic
Low point pressure is diastolic
Blood pressure in arteries
Always high
Rises and falls in a narrow range
Mean arterial blood pressure (MAP)
Driving force important
determinant of blood flow
High
Sacrifice anything else to maintain the MAP high
Unidirectional flow
If MAP falls
The difference between arteries and veins will become much less
Greatly reduce the flow through the system
The blood will not get to our extremities (brain)
Major problem
what do you need to get unidirectional flow of blood in our system?
high mean arterial blood pressure
What drives unidirectional flow of blood is
Difference in pressure between the arteries and veins
Vein pressure
Very Low
Doesn’t contribute to the difference very much
Q = ΔP/R
Q = flow
ΔP = Large difference in pressure between the arterial and venous sides.
R = Resistance
What creates the driving force for blood flow?
High to low pressure
What maintains arterial blood volume and blood pressure?
Ejection of blood into the arterial system
What determines arterial blood pressure
Amount of blood flow into arteries
Amount of blood flow out of arteries
Arteries
rigid thick tunica media low compliance pressure on blood is driven by amount of blood in arteries more blood in (higher pressure) more blood out (lower pressure)
Blood flow in to arteries
volume and pressure
fills arteries
increases arterial blood volume and pressure
Blood flow in
Ejected blood from heart
Ventricle contracts
Cardiac output
what effects blood pressure?
Cardiac output and arterial resistance
Cardiac output
Amount of blood sending out into the vessels
or pushed from heart every heart beat
Blood flow out of arteries
volume and pressure
Drains arteries
Decreases arterial blood volume and pressure
What is arterial blood volume and pressure determined by?
balance between blood flow in and out
Blood flow out
Drains out of arteries into capillaries (capillary flow)
Controlled by resistance of the arteries