Lecture 15 - Local Regulation of Blood Flow Flashcards
List organs from highest blood outflow in therms of % of CO to lowest AT REST.
- Liver
- Muscle
- Kidney
- Brain
- Skin
- Heart
List organs from highest O2 EXTRACTION from blood to lowest AT REST.
- Heart
- Brain
- Liver and muscles
- Skin
- Kidney
What is the organ that receives the highest percentage of the CO?
Lungs: 100%
Combined, what fraction of the CO do the liver and the GIT receive?
1/3
What 2 organs receive the largest amount of blood per mass of tissue? Why?
- Kidneys, because they filter blood instead of using the O2 in the blood
- Liver because it filters the blood to uptake and release metabolic compounds
What are the 2 most metabolically active tissues of the body at rest?
Brain and heart
What do the varied flows of blood from organ to organ reflect?
The different functions of the tissues: metabolism, blood filtration, thermoregulation, etc.)
Which organ consumes the least oxygen?
Kidneys
What are the 3 mechanisms of local control of blood flow?
- Metabolic regulation
- Autoregulation
- Shear stress induced vasodilation
What do local mechanisms of blood flow control?
Flow in the local vascular bed
What do neurohumoral mechanisms of blood flow control?
- Regulation of BP and BV over the long-term through regulation of fluid and electrolytes levels
- Patterns of flow in regional circulations in a non-uniform manner in altered physiological states: exercise, volume depletion, etc.
Describe metabolic regulation of blood flow.
Increased metabolism => tissue cells produce metabolic products, which in general are vasodilators => vasodilation of precapillary sphincters and arterioles => increased blood flow to remove the waste products
When metabolism decreases back to baseline, there will be a short lag time before the blood flow goes back to baseline (also a lag time to increase blood flow)
What is the rate of blood flow proportional to during metabolic regulation? How come?
Propotional to the rate of metabolism because tissues release metabolic products in proportion to the level of metabolism
What are the 2 types of metabolic regulations of blood flow? Describe each.
- Active hyperemia = increased blood flow during periods of increased metabolism
- Reactive hyperemia = increased blood flow after occlusion
What are 7 examples of metabolic products that regulate blood flow?
- CO2
- H+
- K+
- Adenosine
- Lactate
- Prostaglandins
- Low O2
Is metabolic regulation of blood flow endothelium dependent or independent?
Independent