Lecture 2 Flashcards
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Blood viscosity
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3x more than water
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Hematocrit
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– proportion of RBCs in blood, e.g. value of 40 = 40% of blood volume is cells & rest = plasma
Large number of RBCs – frictional drag
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What is blood flow like in the capillaries during diastole?
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[Diastole Relaxation and filling -No blood pumped out of heart]
During diastole, blood flow is constant in organs and capillaries as they are far enough from the heart not to be affected
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Arteries are
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Pressure reservoirs
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