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Microcirculation Flashcards

1
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What is the overall aim of the cardiovascular system?

A

Adequate blood flow through the capillaries

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2
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What Law describes the change in pressure in a fluid circuit

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Darcy’s Law

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3
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What is the definition of the blood flow rate?

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The volume of blood passing through a vessel per unit of time

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4
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How to calculate pressure gradient when you know the pressure of point A and point B

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Pressure gradient = Pressure A - Pressure B

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5
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What is the equation which describe the change in pressure in a fluid circuit?

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Change in pressure (between A and B) = Flow rate (Q) x Resistance (R)

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6
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What is the pressure gradient?

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The difference in pressure between Point A and Point B (Pressure when blood enters the 1st order arteriole - Pressure when blood enters capillaries)

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7
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What affect will increases in flow rate have on the pressure gradient?

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It will increase the pressure gradient

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8
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Flow rate is proportional to…

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Pressure gradient

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9
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Flow rate is inversely proportional to…

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Resistance

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10
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What is the definition of resistance?

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Hindrance to blood flow due to friction between moving fluid and stationary vascular walls

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What is the equation for the resistance experienced in a vessel?

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R = 8Ln / Pi r^4

Where L = vessel length
n = blood viscosity
r = radius

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12
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If you half the vessel radius, what happens to the flow?

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decreases the flow 16 times

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13
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What part of the resistance equation is the most variable and can change from minute to minute?

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The radius of the vessel

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14
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Why is having a pressure difference in the organs essential?

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Otherwise blood would not reach tissue capillary beds

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15
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During Vasoconstriction, what happens to resistance across the vessel?

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increases

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During Vasoconstriction, what happens to the flow rate across the vessel?

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Flow decreases

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17
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During Vasoconstriction, what happens to the radius across the vessel?

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decreases

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18
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During vasodilation, what happens to the resistance across the vessel?

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Resistance Decreases

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19
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During vasodilation, what happens to the flow across the vessel?

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increases

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20
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During vasodilation, what happens to the radius across the vessel?

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Radius Increases

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21
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What is meant by vascular tone?

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The arteriolar smooth muscle normally displays a state of partial constriction

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22
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Why is vascular tone important?

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If the smooth muscle is in a contracted state, then the arteriole wall can contract or dilate - if it was fully dilated at rest, it could only constrict, not dilate further

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23
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What does vascular tone affect?

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Radius of the vessel

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24
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What is meant by active hyperaemia?

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when the blood flow to a specific tissue is matched to its needs and is regulated by chemical changes

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25
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What chemical changes can drive active hyperaemia? - 2

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Increased oxygen useage and increased metabolites

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26
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What effect does active hyperaemia have on the arteries?

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causes them to vasodilate

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27
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What is myogenic autoregulation?

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When the blood flow to a particular organ is matched by its needs, and is dependent on physical stimuli

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28
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What physical stimuli could trigger myogenic autoregulation? - 2

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A drop in blood temperature
stretch in the artery wall due to higher pressure

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29
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What effect does myogenic autoregulation have on the arteries?

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causes the arteries to constrict

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30
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Through what mechanism are the radii of arteries adjusted after a big meal?

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Through active hyperaemia in the gut

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31
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is the pressure gradient the same across tissues?

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yes

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32
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what determines blood flow to an organ?

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resistance

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33
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what is the mean capillary pressure?

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37 mmHg

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34
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What is the mean arteriole pressure?

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93 mmHg

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35
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What happens to the flow of blood through an arteriole following a rapid increase in blood

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When the flow increases, so does the stretch on the arterioles

Therefore, this physical stimuli is detected by the arterioles, which then response through auto-regulation to bring the flow back to normal

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36
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What is the skeletal muscle arteriolar response to exercise?

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Active hyperaemia

37
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What is the small intestine arteriolar response to exercise?

A

Myogenic vasoconstriction

38
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The radii of the arterioles are adjusted independently to accomplish which two functions?

A
  1. Match blood flow to the metabolic needs of the tissue
  2. Help regulate systemic arterial blood pressure
39
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Through what two mechanisms do the aterioles help regulate arterial blood pressure?

A

Hormonal and Neural

40
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when arterioles regulate systemic arterial blood pressure, how is it co-ordinated

A

centrally

41
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when arterioles match blood flow based on metabolic need, is it dependant or independant on nervous or endocrine stimulation

A

independant

42
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what controls regulate the matching of blood flow to the metabolic needs to specific tissue?

A

intrinsic controls (local)

43
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How does the neural control of blood vessel radii occur?

A

The cardiovascular control center in the medulla sends signals to vasocontrict to increase blood pressure

44
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Which hormones are involved in hormonal vasoconstriction to regulate arterial blood pressure? - 3

A

Vasopressin/ADH
Angiotensin II
Adrenaline/noradrenaline

45
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What happens to the pressure gradient when there is vasoconstriction?

A

It decreases

46
Q

Where can the greatest pressure drop in the Cardiovascular System be observed

A

From one end of the arteriole to the other

47
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where does neural arterial blood pressure regulation occur?

A

in the medulla => cardiovascular control centre

48
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what is mean arteriole pressure the same as

A

blood pressure

49
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where can you find the cardiovascular control centre?

A

in the medulla

50
Q

What is the equation linking mean arterial pressure, cardiac output and total peripheral resistance?

A

MAP = CO x TPR

51
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What is the purpose of capillary exchange?

A

The delivery of metabolic substrates to the cells of the organisms

52
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What is the lumen diameter of a capillary?

A

7 micrometers

53
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What is the cell width of a capillary?

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1 micrometer

54
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what is Fick’s Law

A

the rate of diffusion = proportional to both the surface area and concentration difference
inversely proportional to the thickness of the membrane

55
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What are capillaries specially designed to do? - 2

A

Minimise the diffusion distance and maximise sa and time for diffusion

56
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Which tissues have highly dense capillary networks?

A

More metabolically active tissues

57
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Which tissue has a large capacity but limited flow at rest?

A

Skeletal muscle

58
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Why does the lung have such a dense capillary network?

A

Because of gas exchange which occurs in the lungs

59
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What percentage of arterioles are active at rest in skeletal muscle?

A

10%

60
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What happens to the arterioles during exercise in sketeal muscle?

A

They vasodilate due to active hyperaemia

61
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What is the definition of bulk flow?

A

A volume of protein-free plasma filters out of the capillary, mixes with the surrounding interstitial fluid and is then reabsorbed

62
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What is the difference in CO of skeletal muscle when at rest and during exercise?

A

It increases by 5x

63
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What are the very small gaps between endothelial cells in continuous capillaries called?

A

H2O filled gap junctions

64
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What substances can move across the H2O filled gap junctions?

A

Very smal molecules like sodium ions

65
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What are fenestrated capillaries?

A

Where you have little gaps/holes in the capillaries

66
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Where are fenestrated capillaries found?

A

In the glomerulus, intestinal vili and endocrine glands

67
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What are some tissues in which continuous capillaries are found? - 3

A

Fat
Muscle
Nervous System

68
Q

In which capillary can glucose pass thorough the wall without the need for glucose transporters?

A

Fenestrated capillaries

69
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What are discontinuous capillaries?

A

Where there are large caps in the endothelial cells to allow large molecules to pass through

70
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Where might you find discontinuous capillaries?

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In the liver, bone marrow and spleen

71
Q

What type of capillary structure forms the blood brain barrier?

A

Continuous, without water filled gap junction

72
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What force pushes plasma out the capillary?

A

Hydrostatic pushing force

73
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What force causes plasma to be reabsorbed?

A

Oncotic pulling force - causes plasma to be reabsorbed

74
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What acts as an oncotic force to pull plasma back into the capillaries?

A

Proteins in the blood

75
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What determines transudation of fluids?

A

Capillary pressure

76
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What occurs if pressure inside the capillaries was greater than in the interstitial fluid?

A

Ultrafiltration

77
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What occurs if inward driving pressures are greater than outward pressures across the capillaries?

A

reabsorption

78
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What is the significance of the fact that ultra-filtration is more effective than reabsorption?

A

More fluid is lost into the surrounding tissue than is gained - therefore the excess fluid which is lost is picked up by lymphatic vessels and returned to circulation to maintain blood pressure

79
Q

What systems direct lymph flow?

A

Skeletal and respiratory pumps

80
Q

What drives the lymphatic system given there is no central pump?

A

Pressure differences (results in flow)

81
Q

Where do the lymphatics drain into?

A

Into the right lymphatic duct and thoracic duct

82
Q

How much Lymph is drained a day?

A

3L

83
Q

What occurs if the rate of lymph production is greater than the rate of lymph drainage?

A

Oedema - swelling due to interstitial fluid buildup

84
Q

What is elephantiasis?

A

A parasitic disease which arises due to the blockage of lymph nodes, meaning there is no flow of fluid, gets trapped in the blood vessels

85
Q

What Law describes the change in pressure in a fluid circuit

A

Darcy’s Law

86
Q

what is mean arteriole pressure the same as

A

blood pressure

87
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Labelled diagram of lymphatic system

A
88
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Labelled diagram of lymphatic system

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