Week 19: Monitoring and Control of Blood Pressure Flashcards
What controls arterial blood pressure?
CO
Total peripheral resistance (TPR)
Blood volume
What regulates arterial blood pressure?
Neuronal mechanisms (short-term) Hormonal mechanisms (long-term)
What is a baroreceptor?
pressure sensitive receptors
Relay info to the brain (afferent)
Why are baroreceptors important?
sense blood pressure and relay the info to the brain so proper bp can be maintained
Where are baroreceptors located?
located in the carotid sinus and in the aortic arch
What happens when a baroreceptor detects a change in blood pressure?
projects nerve fibres to the brain stem cardiovascular centre.
What does the baroreceptor reflex consist of? (5) in order
- A detector- BaroR
- Afferent pathways
- A co-ordinating centre
- Efferent neural pathways –> relay output of coordinating centre to the periphery
- Effectors –> execute and appropriate response and alter the controlled variable, correcting deviation form set point.
What is hypotension?
low blood pressure
–> background AP has fallen at baroreceptor
What is hypertension?
High blood pressure
background firing rate at baroreceptors increase
From where does the firing come from in a baroreceptor reflex and where doe sit report to?
Frequency of firing in the baroR from aortic arch and carotid sinus that report to the cardiovascular centre in the brain where the ongoing second to second bp is.
What section does the baroR discharge AP?
systole –> normotensive
What causes cyclic changes in neuronal activity?
cardiac contraction and relaxation
What is the effect of the co-ordinating centre in the BaroR Reflex?
– in the CNS. Compares signal detected in the periphery to a set-point and generates an error message
What can decrease increased bp?
bradycardia and vasodilation
What do the efferent neurones effect?
heart an vessels
Why do we feel light-headed when we stand up?
the alpha-adrenoR present in smooth muscle of lower limb drops when we lie down and drop transiently when we stand up
What is the effect of the afferent nerves when heart rate is increased from the baroreceptor?
increased AP frequency in response to increased bp
Where does the AP from the carotid sinus and aortic arch?
cardiovasular centre in the medulla
What pathway will the medulla decrease its activity when bp is high?
sympathetic
What pathway will the medulla increase activity when bp is high?
parasympathetic nerve
What neurone inhibits the sympathetic pathway when bp is high?
inhibitory interneurone
What organ is innervated by 2 nerves in response to a baroreceptor reflex?
heart via symp and para nerves
What is the name of the parasympathetic receptor on the heart?
M2 AChR
What is the name of the sympathetic receptor on the heart?
beta-1 ADR
What 3 other factors are effected by the sympathetic pathway?
Arterioles
Veins
Kidney
What receptor doe the sympathetic neurone effect on the 3 other organs/vessels?
Arterioles alpha-ADR
Veins alpha-ADR
Kidney beta-ADR
What happens to the heart when baroR detects high BP?
decreased CO
release of ACh increased
release of NA decreased
What happens to the arterioles and the veins when the baroR detects high BP?
reduces release of NA
relaxation
How does the heart slow down? via parasympathetic neurone
ACh released from the post ganglionic fibres of parasympathetic system
Release of ACh to SA node of the atria activates M2AChR
–> slow discharge rate of the AP from SA node = BRADYCARDIA
How does the heart slow down? via sympathetic neurone
NorA from post-ganglionic neurone decreases
As NorA increases the frequency of firing AP (beta-1
How does the sympathetic decrease BP via the arterioles?
decrease norA, reduces contractile response of norA on arterioles
decrease total peripheral resistance, bp falls
How does the sympathetic neurone decrease BP via the veins?
decrease release of NA
decrease alpha-1 ADR stimulation
decrease bp
via frank starling mechanism
How does the sympathetic neurone decrease bp via the kidney?
reduce stimulation of beta1 ADR
decrease the release of renin –> decrease bp = vasodilation