Lecture 12: VENOUS BLOOD FLOW AND THE HEART Flashcards
Where is the most blood found in humans?
In the systemic veins
What do humans have in their circulatory system?
More blood than they need
How much blood is stored in the systemic veins?
Approximately 2/3
Why can’t the excess blood be in other areas of the circulatory system?
Cant be in the heart, pulmonary circuit (too short), arteries (maintaining MAP) or capillaries (too small)
What is the total blood volume in a 70kg human?
Approximately 5L
What is CO at rest?
Approximately 5L/min
What is arterial pressure at rest?
Approximately 100mmHg
What is arterial volume at rest?
Approximately 0.7L (13%)
What is venous pressure at rest?
Approximately 5mmHg
What is venous volume at rest?
Approximately 3.2L (64%)
What is the structure of arteries?
Thick and rigid tunica media so no way of allowing extra volume
What is the compliance of arteries?
Low
What is the structure of veins?
Thin and compliant tunica media so is able to allow extra volume
What is the compliance of veins?
high
What is compliance?
The extent to which a vessel allows deformation in response to an applied force
What is the formula for compliance?
change in volume/change in pressure
What happens in arteries?
Large change in pressure results in a small change in volume
What happens in veins?
Small change in pressure results in a large change in volume