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What is G?

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G= conductance which is the reciprical of TPR

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Equation for cardiac output in relation to conductance and pressure gradient

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CO=Pressure gradient x Conductance

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What does TPR control?

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TPR controls blood flow and blood pressure

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What does an increase in resistance mean?

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Increase in resistance means you need to increase pressure to keep the same flow

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What controls TPR?

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o Poiseulle’s Law
o Myogenic response
o Blood viscosity

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Blood flow equation

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Blood flow(CO)=Pressure gradient/TPR

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What is hypertension?

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Over constriction of arterioles

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What does hypertension lead to and cause?

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Higher arterial BP but less capillary flow causing under perfusion

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What causes blood flow?

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Pressure drop between arteries and arterioles

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What does a decrease in TPR lead to?

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Decrease in TPR, decreased blood pressure upstream but greater flow due to vasodilation

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What does an increase in TPR lead to?

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Increase in TPR, increased blood pressure upstream but less flow due to vasoconstriction

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Sedentary VS Exercise of Superior mesenteric

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Dilated at sedentary-Increased flow to intestine

Constricted during exercise leading to a decreased flow to intestines

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Sedentary vs Exercise of Common iliac

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Constricted at sedentary-Decreased blood flow at rest

Dilated during exercise-Increased flow to legs

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What does Poiseuille’s law describe?

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Describes parameters that govern TPR

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What does Poiseuille’s law illustrate?

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It illustrates why the radius of a vessel is such an important determinant in changing blood flow

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What is the r^4 effect?

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Double radius size from 1mm to 2mm can cause a change to r^4 by 16 times

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What does the r^4 effect show?

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A small change in size of radius can have a massive impact

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What do vasoconstrictors or dilators produce?

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Produce small changes in vessel radius by affecting smooth muscle and have large effects on blood flow

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What are the main vessels involved in TPR

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Arterioles Are The Main Vessels Involved in TPR

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What have the largest drop?

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Arterioles have the largest drop

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What is arteriole radius tightly controlled by?

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Arteriole radius is tightly controlled by sympathetic nerves providing constant tone
o They can dilate and constrict

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What are the 3 main parameters TPR is controlled by?

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o	Radius (r4)
o	Pressure difference across vessels (P1-P2)
o	Length (L)
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Comment on arterioles structure

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Arterioles are long vessels

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What is TPR not controlled by?

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Not controlled by capillaries

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How are capillaries arranged and so whats total resistance?
Capillaries are arranged in parallel, so have a low total resistance as RTotal = 1/R1 + 1/R2
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How are arterioles arranged?
In contrast, arterioles are in series |  RTotal = R1 + R2 etc so total resistance is greater
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What is local blood flow through individual organs/tissues controlled by?
Local blood flow through individual organs/tissues is mainly controlled by changes in radius of arterioles supplying a given organ/tissue
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What are the 2 main factors of arteriole radius?
Intrinsic and Extrinsic
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What are examples of intrinsic factors?
Local hormones Tissue metabolites Myogenic properties of muscle Endothelial factors
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What are examples of extrinsic factors?
Neural | Hormonal
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What does increased distension of vessel do?
Increased distension of vessel makes it constrict
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What does baylis's myogenic response maintain?
The response maintains blood flow at the same level during changing arterial pressures
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What is Baylis's response very important in?
It is very important in renal, coronary and cerebral circulation
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What does stretching of muscle cause?
Stretching of the muscle causes ion channels to open, which then depolarize, leading to muscle contraction
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What does blood vessel do at higher pressures?
At higher pressures when vessel is stretched, it contracts to reduce flow
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What are the three factors to which blood flow depends on?
Viscosity of blood Vessel diameter Haematocrit
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What is viscosity a measure of?
Viscosity is a measure of internal friction opposing the separation of the lamina
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Blood viscosity
Refer to table
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Where is 60% of blood volume at rest?
60% of blood volume at rest is in systemic veins and venules
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What does the venous system function as?
Functions as blood reservoir
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Structure of veins
- Thin-walled, collapsible, voluminous vessels
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What do veins contain?
- Contains 2/3rd of blood volume
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What do veins contain and innervated by what?
contain smooth muscle which is innervated by sympathetic nerves
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What does smooth muscle allow veins to be?
contractile
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What does the contraction of veins do and increase?
``` Contraction of vessels o Expels blood into central veins Increases venous return/CVP/End-Diastolic Volume Increases SV (Starling’s Law) ```
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Why is venous pressure high at feet and helped by what?
Venous pressure high at feet so pressure for return to the heart o Also helped by thoracic pump and skeletal muscle contraction
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What does stimulation of sympathetic nerve cause?
Stimulation of sympathetic nerves, causing venoconstriction, shifting blood centrally
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What does stimulation of sympathetic nerve increase?
Increases venous return, CVP and End-Diastolic Pressure | Increased CVP increases preload and so increases SV
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What is Bernoulli's theory?
mechanical energy of flow is determined by pressure, kinetic, potential energies (ρ = fluid mass)
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Bernoulli's law whilst an individual is standing?
- -90 mmHg pressure gradient against flow back to the heart from the feet - Ejected blood has greater KE at the heart than the feet (more velocity, V) - Also, greater potential energy at heart than feet (more height, h) - Greater kinetic/potential energies overcome pressure gradient to maintain flow

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