UNit 4 Flashcards
Blood flow
quantity of blood that passes in a given point in circulation at a given period of time - aka Cardiac Output - which is the vol of blood pumped into aorta/ per min
Laminar flow
non-turbulent steady continous flow smooth vessel, flow in streamlines,
high velocity in center of vessel
Turbulent flow
high veolicty
pulsatile nature
sudden change in diameter and turns
large vessel diameter caused
Reynolds number
measure of turbulence - use mean velocity - diameter and density all divided by viscocity
Blood pressure
Pressure exerted per unit area on the vessel wall
Conductance
proportional to diameter ^4 - is the measure of blood flow thru vessel in a given pressure difference , aka reciprocal to resistance
Compliance
total quantity of blood can be stored in a portion of circulation for each mmHg pressure rise
Venous return
rate of blood flow into heart / ea min
affected by inc blood vol, inc large vessel tone, and dilation of arterioles
Blood reservoirs
ex are spleen , liver , abd veins, lungs and heart
Vasomotion
Intermittent contraction of meta-arterioles and pre-capil sphincters
Caveolae
plasma vesicles, made from caveolin associated with cholesterols and sphingolipides play roles in transcytosis of macromolecules
Tissue gel
combo of plasma (with lower m.w prot) become entrapped in brush pile made from fine filaments of proteoglycants, - make fluids diffuse with eases
Starling forces:
1) Capil Hydrostatic P - outward of capil force
2) Interstitial Oncotic colloid osmotic P - Outward force of the intersittial fluid to the inside of capil
3) Capil plasma colloid oncotic P- inward force of fluid entering in the capil system
4) Interstitial fluid P - inward fluid of capil into interstiial spaces
Acute control of local blood flow
Achieved by rapid changes in vasodilation or vasoconstriction of arterioles - metaarterioles - precapil sphinceters - up to 8x
Vasodilator theory - theory that the greater the metab rate of o2 the more forming vasodilating substances which inc adenosine for ex and that vasodilates
Oxygen lack theory- in absence of o2 the blood vessels simply relax and dilate, causing vasomotion and speed propotional to need for oxygen
Blood flow autoregulation
Returning blood flow to normal levels- even after sustained peak of A.P
Metabolic theory - when P becomes to high it provides to much o2 and excess nutrients and that washes out the vasodilating subsantsace causing the vessels to constrict to normal
Myogenic Theory - When high pressure it stretches the vessel to much, so then the vessel constriction occurs to bring back to normal