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1
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What is the overall aim of the cardiovascular system?

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Adequate blood flow through the capillaries

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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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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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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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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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6
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Flow rate is proportional to…

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Pressure gradient

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Flow rate is inversely proportional to…

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Resistance

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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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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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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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During Vasoconstriction, what happens to the radius, resistance and flow across the vessel?

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Radius decreases
Resistance Increases
Flow decreases

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During vasodilation, what happens to the radius, resistance and flow across the vessel?

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Radius Increases
Resistance Decreases
Flow Increases

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14
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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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Why is vascular tone importany?

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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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16
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What does vascular tone affect?

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Radius of the vessel

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17
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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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What chemical changes can drive active hyperaemia?

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Increased oxygen useage

Increase metabolites

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What affect does active hyperaemia ave on the arteries?

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causes them to vasodilate

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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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What physical stimuli could trigger myogenic autoregulation?

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A drop in blood temperature

Stretch in the artery wall due to higher blood pressure

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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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23
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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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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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25
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What is the mean arteriole pressue?

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93 mmHg

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

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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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27
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What is the skeletal muscle arteriolar response to exercise?

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Active hyperaemia

28
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What is the small intestine arteriolar response to exercise?

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Myogenic vasoconstriction

29
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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

30
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Through what two mechanisms do the aterioles help regulate arterial blood pressure?

A

Hormonal and Neural

31
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How does the neural control of blood vessel radii occur?

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

32
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Which hormones are involved in vasoconstriction?

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Vasopressin/ADH
Angiotensin II
Adrenaline/noradrenaline

33
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What happens to the pressure gradient when there is vasoconstriction?

A

It decreases

34
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Where can the greatest pressure drop in the CVS be observed

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From one end of the arteriole to the other

35
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What is the equation linking mean arterial pressure, cardiac output and total peripheral resistance?

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MAP = CO x TPR

36
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What is the purpose of capillary exchange?

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The delivery of metabolic substrates to the cells of the organisms

37
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What is the lumen diameter of a capillary?

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7 micrometers

38
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What is the cell width of a capillary?

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1 micrometer

39
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What are capillaries specially designed to do?

A

Minimise the diffusion distance

Maximise the surface area and time for diffusion

40
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Which tissues have highly dense capillary networks?

A

More metabolically active tissues

41
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Which tissue has a large capacity but limited flow at rest?

A

Skeletal muscle

42
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Why does the lung have such a dense capillary network?

A

Because of gas exchange which occurs in the lungs

43
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What percentage of arterioles are active at rest in skeletal muscle?

A

10%

44
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What happens to the arterioles during exercise in sketeal muscle?

A

They vasodilate due to active hyperaemia

45
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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

46
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What is the difference in CO of skeletal muscle when at rest and during exercise?

A

It increases by 5x

47
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What are the very small gaps between endothelial cells in continuous capillaries called?

A

H2O filled gap junctions

48
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What substances can move across the H2O filled gap junctions?

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Very smal molecules like sodium ions

49
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What are fenestrated capillaries?

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Where you have little gaps/holes in the capillaries

50
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Where are fenestrated capillaries found?

A

In the glomerulus, intestinal vili and endocrine glands

51
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What are some tissues in which continuous capillaries are found?

A

Fat
Muscle
Nervous System

52
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In which capillary can glucose pass thorough the wall without the need for glucose transporters?

A

Fenestrated capillaries

53
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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?

54
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Where might you find discontinuous capillaries?

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In the liver, bone marrow and spleen

55
Q

What type of capillary structure forms the blood brain barrier?

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Continuous, without water filled gap junction

56
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What force pushes plasma out the capillary?

A

Hydrostatic pushing force

57
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What force causes plasma to be reabsorbed?

A

Oncotic pulling force - causes plasma to be reabsorbed

58
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What acts as an oncotic force to pull plasma back into the capillaries?

A

Proteins in the blood

59
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What determines transudation of fluids?

A

Capillary pressure

60
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What occurs if pressure inside the capillaries was greater than in the interstitial fluid?

A

Ultrafiltration

61
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What occurs if inward driving pressures are greater than outward pressures across the capillaries?

A

reabsorption

62
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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

63
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What drives the lymphatic system given there is no central pump?

A

Pressure differences (results in flow)

64
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Where do the lymphatics drain into?

A

Into the right lymphatic duct and thoracic duct

65
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How much Lymph is drained a day?

A

3L

66
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What occurs if the rate of lymph production is greater than the rate of lymph drainage?

A

Oedema - swelling due to interstitial fluid buildup

67
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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

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