Functions of the blood vessels Flashcards
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Functions of blood vessels
- delivery system(CO@,O2, nutrients, waste)
- reg, blood pressure
- exchange of nutrients and waste (capillaries)
- redistribute blood as needed
- reg. body temp
Primary purpose to _____, _____, _____
O2, hormones and nutrients
Carries wastes ( ____ and _____)
nitrogenous wastes from breakdown of proteins and CO2
Blood pressure determined by ____ and _____
pumping of hear and size of lumen
Cardiac output=
rate x volume, ^ = pressure^
Hypertension
^blood pressure; ruptured vessels
Hypotension
v blood pressure; shock
Systolic
sounds first heard (left ventricle contracting)
Diastolic
no sounds
2 instruments used to take blood pressure in brachial artery
sphygmomanometer and stethoscope
Korotkoff sounds
sounds blood makes as it hits the arterial wall while taking blood pressure
Blood returns to heart by
1)
2)
3)
skeletal muscle action/pump
respiratory movements/pump,
constriction of veins caused by sympathetic stimuli
Rapidly acting blood pressure regulators ____ and ____
baroreceptor and release of norepinephrine/epinephrine from adrenal medulla
Baroreceptor
located in aortic arch and carotid sinus; sends sensory info -> cranial nerves 9 (glossopharyngeal) and 10 (vagus) to brain-> medulla oblongata-> decides v parasympathetic or ^sympathetic response
slow acting bp resgulators ____ and ____
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism and adh
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism
Activation of this mechanism increases blood volume and causes vasoconstriction
ADH as vassopresin
by decreasing blood volume through the renal (kidney) secretion of sodium (Na+) and water & vice versa
why capillaries are effective as exchange vessels
thin walls
large surface area
slow blood flow
diffusion
particles move from high to low
osmosis
water moves from high to low
space between cells is called
interstitial space
filtration
pressure pushes water out of capillary through interstitial space
Filtration = ___ concentration of ____
high concentration of proteins in capillary
high concentration of protein in capillary=
osmosis, water moves back in capillary