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What is the circulatory system composed of?

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heart, blood vessels, blood for transportation

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What are the 2 loops of the circulatory system?

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  1. shorter pulmonary circuit: exchanges blood between heart and lungs
  2. longer systemic circuit: distributes blood throughout other systems/tissues
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Where do both systems begin and end?

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in the heart

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What are the functions of the circulatory system?

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  1. transport essential substances to tissues
  2. remove metabolic waste products
  3. homeostasis (temp. regulation, fluid maintenance, meeting metabolic demands)`
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What is an important characteristic of the circulatory system?

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heart pumps about 1800 gallons of blood throughout the day

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What is the order of blood flow within the heart?

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IVS + SVC -> right atrium -> right ventricle -> pulmonary artery -> pulmonary vein -> left atrium -> left ventricle -> aorta`

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What is systole?

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when the heart contract to pump blood out

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What is diastole?

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when the heart relaxes after contraction

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What is the trend of CO2 and O2 in pulmonary arteries?

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increase in CO2, decrease in O2

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What is the trend of CO2 and O2 in pulmonary veins?

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decrease in CO2, increase in O2

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How do valves work?

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  1. open tricuspid and mitral valves
  2. close tricuspid and mitral valves
  3. open pulmonic and aortic valve
  4. close pulmonic and aortic valve
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What are the 3 things important for regulation?

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endothelium, elastic tissue, smooth muscle

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What is the blood composed of?

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  1. 55% plasma
  2. buffy coat: platelets and white blood cells
  3. formed elements
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What is the function of albumins?

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maintain hydrostatic pressure

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What is the role of globulins?

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deals with immune system

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What is the role of fibrinogen?

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deals with blood coagulation

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What is the respiratory function of blood ?

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  1. transport O2 from lungs to tissues
  2. transport from CO2 from tissues to lungs
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What is the nutrition function of blood ?

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transport food from gut to tissues

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What is the excretory function of blood ?

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transport waste from tissues to kidney and skin

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What is the regulatory function of blood ?

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  1. water content of tissues
  2. water exchanged through vessel walls to tissue
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How does blood regulate body temp. ?

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antibodies, antitoxins, white blood cells

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What are the functions of blood?

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  1. respiratory
  2. nutrition
  3. excretory
  4. regulatory
  5. body temp.
  6. acid-base balance
  7. coagulation
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Hematocrit includes what type of cells?

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red blood cells

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What is hematocrit?

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proportion by volume of blood that consist of red blood cells

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What is the hematocrit composition in normal blood?
female: 37-47% male: 42-52%
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What is the hematocrit composition in anemic blood?
depressed hematocrit %
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What is the hematocrit composition in polycythemia blood?
elevated hematocrit %
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What is the blood reserve?
allows control of blood volume and makes up for fact that capillaries are NOT always open
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What are the % of blood volume during blood distribution?
left ventricle: 4% arteries: 16% capillaries: 4% veins: 64% right heart: 4%
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What happens to blood pressure from the aorta to the vena cava?
blood pressure decreases
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What drives blood flow?
pressure
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What is pulse pressure?
difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
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What is volume flow (Q)?
flow volume per unit time (mL/sec) = change in Q/change in T
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What is flow velocity (V)?
linear flow; distance per unit time (cm/sec) = change in D/ change in T
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What is the trend between velocity and cross sectional area?
V increases as A decreases; inversely proportional
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How is resistance determined?
by tube radius, length, and fluid viscosity
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What is the effect of tube length on resistance?
resistance varies positively with tube length
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What is the main determinant of resistance?
tube radius
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Blood flow is controlled by what?
regulating vessel radius
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What vessel type has the highest resistance?
capillaries
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What is the physiological significance of arterioles?
1. biggest drop in BP 2. main regulator of blood flow
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What is the formula for total resistance?
Rtotal = R1 + R2 + R3
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What is the comparison of pressure upstream vs downstream?
pressure downstream is LOWER than pressure upstream
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What is the trend with pressure and flow in arteries?
increase in pressure, increase in flow
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What is the trend with pressure and flow in arterioles?
decrease in pressure, decrease in flow
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What are the 2 principles of resistance in parallel?
1. Rtotal of a network of parallel vessels is LESS than the resistance of the vessel having the LOWEST resistance; parallel vessels REDUCE resistance to blood flow 2. changing the resistance of a small number of the vessels will have a small effect on Rtotal
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What is the physiological significance of parallel circuits?
larger the number of parallel-coupled circuits, the smaller the total resistance
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What effect do capillaries have on resistance and pressure?
decrease resistance, decrease change in pressure
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What is important to maintain the flow across capillaries?
parallel circuits
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What is the purpose of rheology?
deals with deformation and flow of water
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What are the 2 types of flow of rheological properties?
laminar and turbulent
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What are the characteristics of laminar flow?
linear, ideal, energy efficient
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What is the characteristic of turbulent flow?
harmful to vessel wall
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Blood viscosity changes depending on what?
tubing dimensions and hematocrit
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What is the relationship between flow and fluid viscosity?
they vary inversely (decrease tube diameter = decrease viscosity = decrease resistance = increase Q)
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What is the fluid located near the capillary wall?
plasma (slow velocity)
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Why do red blood cells traverse capillaries faster than plasma?
it's aligned with center axis (high velocity)
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How can blood flow faster in the center of the vessel?
by decreasing hematocrit
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When does shear occur?
when adjacent layers of blood travel at different velocities
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When is shear the HIGHEST?
at the blood vessel wall

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