Physiology 12.12.12 Peripheral Circulation (Hawkins) Flashcards
What is the CO of adults at rest
5.4 L/min
What is avg blood flow for body weight 70kg
7.7 ml/min per 100 g of tissue
However, BF varies greatly between tissues
Which organs receive the most Blood flow(mml/min)
Liver>Muscle>Kidney > Brain
Do brain and kidney receive proprotionate BF as predicted to their weights?
NO!
BF accts for only 0.5% of body weight for 20% CO, brain acts of only 2% of body weight for 14% CO
GI, Spleen, Liver (splanchnic bed) acct fr 2-3% body wieght but receive 25% CO at rest
Which organ receives the most Blood flow (ml/min/100gm)
Kindey
Does brain use the same amt of BF all day long?
Yes!
Does heart use same amt of BF all day long?
NO! Uses more blood during exercise
What is BF at rest? Max CO? Max Dilation?
BF rest = 5 L/min
Max CO = 20L/min
Max dilation = 38 L/min
What is Max dilation?
If all tissues were being perfused at the same time
This is more than the heart can delvier so has to be regulated
Describe the mechanims of BF distribution as the reservoir and faucet
High-presure reservoir function is served by the arterial system
Arterial BP is generated by the heart’s pumping action
Vascular or Arteriole Tone. What causes it?
Arterioles, if not all, vascular beds are partially constricted at any given moment.
This is referred to as vascular tone, and is caused by continuous sympathetic stimulation as well as myogenic contration
How/when does blood flow in beds increase?
by dilating its arterioles in response to metabolic needs
How does the sympathetic NS innervate teh heart? Through what receptors?
What does it do to CO
SNS innervates and stimulates both the chronotropic (rate) and inotropic (contractility) effects on heart medaited by B-1 adreneric receptors, increasing CO under most conditions
How does Symp NS affect Large Arteries? Whch receptors?
Mediated through the alpha-1 receptors
Makes arteries LESS COMPLIANT (stiffer)
Causes an immaterial reduction in diameter (not htat big fo a change in radii)
What does Sympathetic NS do to Veins (large)
Densely innervated by Sympathetic NS
Mediated by alpha-1 R
Makes much less compliant (stiffer)- like vena cava
Increase Central and Peripheral Venous Pressure
Sends Venous Return to heart and Right Atrium!!!!
How much blood do the veins usually contain?
2/3 of the blood supply
How does the Sympathetic NS affect Arterioles? Resistance? BF? Capillary Hydrostatic P? Total Peripheral P? MAP?
Densely innervated by SNS
Mediated through alpha-1 receptors
**PRIMARY MECHANISMS OF SNS On PERIPHERAL CVS
Arterioles contract (reduce diameter)
- Resistance to flow increases (constant P)
- BF decreases (at constant pressure)
-Capillary pressure may drop, which favors REABSORPTION
Total peripheral resistance may increase
MAP Incerease
What is the affect of Sympathetic NS on Adrenal Meduall
Adrenal Medulla releases Epi (80%) and NE (20%)
Essentially a peripheral ganglion on SNS
What does circulating Epi do to cardiac receptors
B-1 receptors
Causes positive inotropic and chronotropic effect
What does high doses of Epi bind to?
alpha-1 R in peripheral vesels and mimics effects of sympathtic stiumaltion (This is PREFERRED) and B-2 is masked
Binds to beta-2 receptors in Skeletal muscle arterioles
What does low doses of epinephrine pereferentially bidn to?
B-2 receptors and produces VASODILATION
What are sympathetic cholinergic fibers? What do they innervate
Limited to Sweat glands and Arterioles of muscles
Release ACh- Muscarinic R
- Dilation of Arterioles
- increase sweating
Little effect on conrol of BP or Flow to other tissues
Role of Parasympathetic NS - how doees it control heart rate
Controls heart rate through INHIBITION (SA node, AV node)
PS on arteries, veins, arterioles
PNS does NOT innervate arteries, veins, or arterioles throughout the body, and therefore, has no material efefct on BP by this mechanism
What does PNS innervate
Genital Organs, Bladder, Colon
What are some molecules (in addtion to Epi and NE) that affect vascular system (3)
Angiotensin II
Vasopressin
Histamine
What is the affect of Histamine. Which side of capillary is most affected
Increases capillary Permeability
Mast cells and basophils; leaks into tissue, Decrease oncotic P – >fluid goes OUT of capillary
Most affected are on Venous side; His causes endothelial cells to separate and thus to create discrete intercellular gaps
Plasma escapes through gaps and into intersitium
Is the effect of Histamine great?
No! only minor
Affect of Angiotensin II
Strong Vasoconstrictor
peptide hormone that cuases BV to cconstrict and increase BP