Lecture 12 Venous blood flow and the heart Flashcards
Arterioles
Decide the direction of blood flow at parallel part of systemic circuit
Blood back from left side of heart to right side of heart
To become reoxygenated
veins
Left side of heart
In charge of Cardiac output
The amount of flow of blood out
Right side of heart
Venous return
The amount of blood flow back in
Where is most blood found?
Systemic veins
what is the total blood volume in 70kg human?
5L
Distribution of blood in systems
Small amounts in
Pulmonary circuit 9%
Heart 7%
Systemic arterial system 13%
Systemic capillaries 7%
Distribution of blood in systems
Majority of blood in
Systemic venous system 64%
Why are there large amounts of blood in the veins?
Need extra blood to survive
meet the demand of organs (oxygen and nutrient)
If we get an injury lose some blood, and only just have enough the injury will be life threatening
Places where you can’t store extra blood
incl why
Heart (Packed has no space)
Pulmonary circuit (short busy to get blood to lungs to become oxygenated)
Arteries (MAP will increase)
Capillaries (tiny no room)
Blood volume and blood pressure distribution at rest
Arteries
High pressure
Low volume
Blood volume and blood pressure distribution at rest
Veins
Low pressure
High volume
How do veins store more blood at lower pressure?
Thin walls
More compliance
Structure
Artery
incl media, structure
Thick Tunica media
Rigid (more muscle)
Veins
incl media, structure, muscle
Thin Tunica media
Less muscle
More compliance
Flexible accommodate more blood
Compliance
The extent to which a vessel allows deformation in response to an applied force to accommodate more blood.
More = flexible
Less = rigid
Compliance equation
ΔV / ΔP
Artery compliance
Shape maintained as pressure increases,
small change in volume
Less compliant
Vein Compliance
At low pressure
- Collapse (drained blood)
Increase pressure (Put blood in vein)
Volume increases
Very compliant
Why is Most blood found in small veins and venules?
Compliant
More flexible to accommodate extra blood
Able to store blood in that area
Veins have
survival value
Survival value
eg Veins have a Pool of blood that you can use when needed
eg puncture small artery