Test 3: Wk11: 10 Pulmonary Circulation and Edema - Dasgupta Flashcards
There are two circulatory systems associated with the lung.
Bronchial circulation
Pulmonary circulation
bronchial circulation is
part of the
systemic circulation.
bronchial circulation comprises of % of the cardiac output from the —
comprises of 2% of the cardiac output from the left heart
bronchial arteries supply the
tracheobronchial tree
About two-thirds of the bronchial capillary venous blood from Bronchial circulation drains into the
pulmonary veins
Bronchial circulation Shunt
two-thirds of the bronchial
capillary venous blood from this circulation drains into the pulmonary veins
Pulmonary circulation is driven by
right ventricle
The whole cardiac output is
delivered to the pulmonary circulation via the
lung
Vessel walls of the pulmonary vasculature are — and contain — smooth muscle than
corresponding segments in the systemic circulation.
much thinner
less
Since cardiac output of the left and right heart are essentially the same, pulmonary blood flow is equal to
the total
blood flow of the systemic circulation
blood flow measured to determine total cardiac
output
pulmonary blood flow
Pulmonary Arteries carry
deoxygenated blood
Pulmonary veins carry
oxygenated blood
Pulmonary capillaries have — walls and — vascular resistance
very thin
low
The pulmonary vessels offer — resistance to blood flow than do the systemic arterial vessels.
much less
pulmonary vessels are also much more — and — than systemic arterial vessels
distensible
compressible
Anastomoses connections between
between bronchial and
pulmonary capillary
Anastomoses function
They have little function in healthy adults but may open in pathological
conditions, such as when either bronchial or pulmonary blood flow to a portion of lung is occluded.
Pulmonary Circulation Systolic mean pulmonary Arterial pressure
Mean Diastolic
25 mmHg
8 mmHg
Pressure drop across systemic circulation
across pulmonary circulation
98mmHg
10mmHg
due to gravity both intravascular pressures and blood flow are considerably — at the apex than at the base of the lung
less
Pa top of lung
3cmH2O
Pa Middle of Lung
19cmH20