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Define the term feedback

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Refers to responses made after a change has been detected

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Define the term feedforward

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The term used for responses made in anticipation of a change

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Give an example of a negative feedback system

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Control of blood pressure

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Name the three components of negative feedback systems

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  1. Sensor - monitors magnitude of a controlled varfiable
  2. Control center - compares sensor’s input with a set point
  3. Effector - makes a response to produce a desired effect
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What does positive feedback do?

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Amplifies an initial change

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Give an example of positive feedback

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Uterine contractions during labour become increasingly stronger until the birth of baby

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In relation to the negative feedback system of mean arterial pressure: state the controlled variable, sensor, control centre and effector.

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Mean arterial pressure
Baroreceptors
Cardiovascular control centre (medulla)
Heart (heart rate and stroke volume) and blood vessels (total peripheral resistance)

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What is blood pressure?

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The outwards (hydrostatic) pressure exerted by teh blood on blood vessel walls

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What is systolic arterial blood pressure?

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The pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the aorta and systemic arteries WHEN THE HEART CONTRACTS.

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What is the normal systolic pressure?

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Normally <140 mmHg under resting conditions

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What is diastolic arterial blood pressure?

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The pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the aorta and systemic arteries WHEN THE HEART RELAXES.

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What is the normal diastolic arterial blood pressure?

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Normally <90 mmHg

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What is mean arterial blood pressure (MAP)?

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The average arterial blood pressure during a single cardiac cycle, which involves contraction and relaxation of the heart.

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Which portion of the cardiac cycle is longer - diastolic or systolic?

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The diastolic portion is twice as long as the systolic portion.

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What is the formula for estimating mean arterial blood pressure?

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MAP = [(2x diastolic) + systolic] / 3

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What is the other formula for estimating mean arterial blood pressure using pulse pressure?

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MAP = DBP + 1/3 (pulse pressure, which is the difference between SBP and DBP)

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What is the normal range of mean arterial blood pressure?

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70 - 105 mmHg

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What is the minimum mean arterial blood pressure needed to perfuse the coronary arteries, brain and kidneys?

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At least 60 mmHg

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Where are the 2 groups of baroreceptors located in?

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The aortic arch and carotid sinus

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How do the carotid baroreceptors signal to the medulla?

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Via the IXth CN (glossopharyngeal)

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How do the aortic baroreceptors signal to the medulla?

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Via the Xth CN (vagus)

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What kind of receptors are the baroreceptors and what are they sensitive to?

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The baroreceptors are mechanoreceptors which are sensitive to stretch.

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What stimulates an increase in the firing rate of baroreceptors afferent neurons?

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Increases when the mean arterial blood pressure increases

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Where do the baroreceptors send afferent impulses to?

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The cardiovascular control centre in the medulla of the brainstem

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What is the Nucleus Tractus Solitarius (NTS)?
The site of 1st synapse for all CVS afferents in the medulla
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What other regions of the brain does the NTS relay information to?
The medulla, hypothalamus and cerebellum
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Where is the generation of vagal outflow to the heart relayed to?
The nucleus ambiguus in the medulla
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CO X TPR = ?
MAP
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What is cardiac output?
The volume of blood pumped by each of the ventricles of the heart per minute
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CO = ?
stroke volume (SV) x heart rate (HR)
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What is stroke volume?
The volume of blood pumped by each ventricle of the heart per heart beat
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What is total peripheral resistance (TPR)?
The sum of resistance of all peripheral vasculature in the systemic circulation
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What three things can regulate MAP?
Heart rate Stroke volume Total Peripheral Resistance
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What is autorhythmicity?
The heart being capable of beating rhythmically in the absence of external stimuli.
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What acts on beta-1- receptors?
Noradrenaline
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What does acetylcholine act on?
Muscarinic receptors
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What are the major resistance vessels?
Arterioles
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What are vascular smooth muscles supplied with?
Sympathetic nerve fibers
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Vascular smooth muscles are partially constricted at rest - what is this called?
Vasomotor tone
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What is vasomotor tone caused by?
Tonic discharge of sympathetic nerves resulting in continuous release of noradrenaline
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What will an increased sympathetic discharge do to the vasomotor tone?
Increase it resulting in vasoconstriction
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When the MAP is low what happens to the rate of carotid afferent nerve fibres firing?
Decreases
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When the MAP is low, what happens to the rate of cardiac vagak efferent nerve fibres activity?
Decreases
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When the MAP is low, what happens to the cardiac sympathetic efferent nerve fibres activity?
Increases
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When the MAP is low, what happens to the sympathetic vasoconstrictor nerve fibres activity?
Increases
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Acute changes in BP are only responded to by?
Baroreceptors
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What is normothermia?
The normal core body temperature
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What does overheating do to protein, nerves and the body?
Protein denaturation, nerve malfunctions, convulsions and death
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What is tympanic temperature?
Temperature taken from the ear drum
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What is oral temperature affected by?
Consumption of food and drinks
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When will an individual have their lowest temperature?
In the early morning - diurnal variation in body temperature
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What happens to the normal body temperature during menstrual cycle?
In menstruating females it is higher during the 2nd half of the cycle from the time of ovulation
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What are the 4 ways heat can be lost to the external environment?
Convection Conduction Radiation Evaporation
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What leads to the basic level of heat production?
The Basal Metabolic Rate
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What is the basal metabolic rate?
The minimum amount of energy required to sustain vital body functions
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What 3 hormones can increase the BMR?
Adrenaline Noradrenaline Thyroxine
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Where are the central thermoreceptors located?
In the hypothalamus and abdominal organs
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Where are the peripheral thermoreceptors located?
In the skin
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What are the 3 effectors in the negative feedback of temperature control?
Skeletal muscles Skin arterioles Sweat glands
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What does the hypothalamus act as?
The body's thermostat (maintains the temperature at a set point)
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What is the posterior hypothalamic centre activated by?
The cold
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What is the anterior hypothalamic centre activated by?
The warmth
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What 4 things does the hypothalamus have neural connections with?
The limbic system The cerebral cortex The motor neurons - control skeletal muscles The sympathetic nervous system
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What acts as an endogenous pyrogen, in relation to a fever?
Chemicals released from macrophages in response to infection or inflammation
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What do endogenous pyrogens do and name one?
Interleukins | Stimulate the release of prostaglandins in the hypothalamus
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What do the prostaglandins act on and what does this do?
They act on the hypothalamic thermo-regulatory centre to reset the thermostat at a higher temperature
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What 2 things would restore the hypothalamic set point to normal i.e. reduce it?
Stop or reduce the pyrogen release | Decrease or cease the synthesis of prostaglandins

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