PSIO202 Exam 1 Lecture 6-7 Flashcards
What is the basic reason that blood flows instead of sitting still?
pressure differences
What is the term for the pressure difference that causes bloodflow?
driving pressure
Where is BP pulsatile?
Elastic arteries near the heart
When does BP rise and fall? What happens to the arteries at these times?
rises during systole so the arteries expand, and falls during diastole so the arteries recoil to push blood through
Where is BP lower, arteries, capillaries, or veins? Why is this important?
Lowest in veins, which favors blood return to the heart
What is the equation for mean arterial pressure?
MAP = DBP + 1/3 (SBP-DBP)
What two factors does arterial blood pressure reflect?
amount of blood and arterial compliance
What is compliance? What is the equation? What does this equation mean?
Ability of arteries to stretch and recoil (opposite of stiffness)
C = dV/dP
C = change in volume / change in pressure
If it takes a lot of pressure to change the volume of an artery, compliance is low. If it doesn’t take much pressure to change the volume, compliance is high.
Are elastic arteries generally compliant or not?
Compliant
What are the two factors that ensure blood is propelled through the cardiac cycle?
expansion and recoil (arterial compliance and elasticity)
Waves of expansion and recoil result in a pressure wave called…
pulse pressure
How do you calculate pulse pressure?
SBP-DBP
How are pulse pressure and stroke volume related?
PP reflects SV if compliance is constant
When arteries are stiff or non-compliant, what must happen for them to eject blood?
The pressure has to increase
Are pressures in the pulmonary circuit low or high? How does this relate to compliance?
low, because it is highly compliant
What is the MAP for the pulmonary artery? What is the mean left atrial pressure? What does this cause?
pulmonary artery: 14 mmHg
left atrium: 5 mmHg
Pressure gradient for atrial filling from the pulmonary artery is 9 mmHg
What is the relationship between CSA (cross sectional area) and flow velocity?
more CSA = slower flow velocity
What structures allow blood to NOT be sent to certain areas?
precapillary sphincters
Do the capillaries have smooth muscle?
No, only arteries and veins
What term is the same as “blood flow”?
cardiac output