FINAL. Flashcards
What are the 3 main functions of the CV system?
- transport nutrients to tissues
- transport waste products away from tissues
- transporting hormones: signaling (ex. endocrine system)
vascular conductance is the _____ of vascular resistance
inverse
High conductance = ______ flow
Low conductance = ______ flow
high = high
low = low
How much blood is found in our veins?
64%
a system in series will have _____ resistance while a system in parallel will have _____ resistance
Series = High
Parallel = Low
The greater the cross sectional area, the ______ the velocity of blood flow
lower
the smaller the cross sectional area, the ___ the velocity of blood flow
higher
What are the high resistance vessels in the systemic circulation
Small arteries and arterioles (mainly arterioles)
When measuring blood pressure:
Proximal to the choke point the BP would be _____.
Distal to the choke point the BP would be ______.
Proximal: higher
Distal: lower
What is it called when we have nice orderly blood flow?
laminar flow
What is it called when we have disorderly flow..maybe due to a plaque build up.
turbulent flow
When looking at laminar blood flow, why does the blood in the middle of the tube flow faster?
the blood on the outside edges are making contact with the wall which is where the high resistance is
How much of our CO goes to the kidneys to be filtered?
~22%
How can we rearrange ohms law to figure out flow?
Flow = delta P / Resistance
True/false: If we constrict a vessel to half of its original diameter, we decrease flow by 16 fold
true
How can we arrange ohms law to solve for resistance?
Resistance = Delta P / flow
The drop in blood pressure that occurs between large arteries and capillaries is due to what?
mainly due to the increase in resistance and NOT due to the face that it has multiple paths to take.
if we have decreased total cross sectional area that would cause an _______ in velocity.
increase (think aorta)
what are capillaries responsible for?
exchange of nutrients and waste products
blood flow through capillaries is controlled by ______
arterioles
Why are arterioles good at managing blood flow?
bc they have a layer of smooth muscle associated with them
true/false: arterioles have two laters of smooth muscle fibers
false, roughly four
how many capillaries do we have in our body?
10+ billion
What is the total surface area of all our capillaries combined?
500-700 sq meters