Trans - Blood Brain Barrier Flashcards
perivascular sheath of pia mater around brain capillaries
Virchow-Robin space
intracranial veins drain into :
dural sinuses
contributes to 40% of total vascular resistance in CNS
penetrating parenchymal arteries
difference of capillaries inside and outside CNS
outside - may be fenestrated
inside - basement membrane invested by nearly continuous layer of foot processes (astrocyte extensions)
BBB - function
prevent/control entry of substance into CNS
transport system in BBB
facilitated diffusion
what type of substances can pass through BBB
lipid-soluble
what junctions are in BBB
tight junctions
how do substances pass through the BBB
substances cannot pass through intracellular spaces - they need to pass through the plasma membrane of the endothelial cells by facilitated diffusion
transport of glucose into CNS
through GLUT1
[T/F] astrocytic foot processes are important components of BBB
F
[T/F] BBB fully encloses all structures in the brain
F
why is the BBB less developed in some areas of the brain
to allow the brain to monitor blood content/flow
where is the BBB less developed?
- anterior 3rd ventricle
- tuber cenereum (hypothalamus)
- pineal gland
- area postrema (in 4th ventricle near obex)
brain is __% of body weight
2
brain uses up ___% of cardiac output
15
normal blood flow through brain
50-55 ml/100g/min
~750 ml/ min
brain uses up ___% of O2
20
normal O2 consumption
3.7ml/100g/min
~50ml/min
relationship of perfusion pressure and cerebral blood flow
direct
relationship of total vascular resistance and cerebral blood flow
inverse