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what is autoregulation

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ability of an organ to maintain constant blood flow despite changes in pressure

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what are the organs that autoregulate

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  • heart
  • brain
  • kidneys
  • skeletal muscle
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what is the relationship between metabolic activity and coronary blood flow

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  • linear relationship. As metabolic activity goes up, the tissue requires more oxygen and the blood flow to the organ increases
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compression effect of systole occurs mainly on which coronary vessel

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left coronary artery

  • reduction of flow occurs in left coronary artery during early systole, whereas it does not occur in right coronary artery
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What are the major local metabolites that signals an increase in O2 consumption and lead to active hyperemia

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  • adenosine
  • nitric oxide

**vasodilators

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what effect does NE acting on a-1 receptors have on the arteries/arterioles?

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vasoconstriction

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what effect does sympathetic stimulation via epinephrine acting on B-2 receptors have on the arteries/arterioles?

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vasodilation of vessels

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what is the net effect of sympathetic stimulation of the heart

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increase coronary blood flow

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in the adaption of long term reduction to flow, hypoxia induced what factor? What is the effect?

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  • hypoxia induced factor (HIF)
  • angiogenesis
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blood brain barrier consists of what type of junctions between endothelial cells which prevents large circulating vasoactive peptides from altering blood flow

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tight junctions

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cerebral ciculation is controlled almost entirely by what?

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local metabolism

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what is the most important local vasodilator

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  • CO2 (or H+)
    • vessels dilate to increase CO2 and protons
    • constrict if CO2 and proton content decrease
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what effect does an increase in cerebral PCO2 have?

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  • vasodilation
  • increased BF to remove excess CO2
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which elicits a more dramatic and rapid change in blood flow: local change in CO2 or O2?

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CO2

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what is the primary regulator of cerebral blood blow?

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METABOLISM

  • reflects increased nerve action potentials
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effect of adenosine of cerebral circulation

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released from hypoxic tissues and DILATES cerebral vessels

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effect of K+ on cerebral circulation

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released by active neurons can have a dilating action on cerebral vessels

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effect of NO of cerebral circulation

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NO from endothelium and neurons/glia cells causes cerebral vasodilation

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how involved is sympathetic innervation to change cerebral circulation

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weak

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Why does chronic hypertension not cause increased cerebral blood flow?

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with hypertension, vascular resistance increases allowing cerebral BF to be normal

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in chronic hypertension, autoregulation range doubles (60 to 100 mmHg). What is the drawback?

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partial loss of ability to vasodilate and regulate BF at low pressures

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edema that causes intracranial pressure to increase causes what reflex?

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cushing’s reflex

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what is cushing reflex?

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  • as intracranial pressures increase, areas in the brain becomes compressed, hypoxic and ischemic
  • cushing reflex: venules collapse; venous resistance increases causes capillary pressure to rise which favors filtration which further increases intracranial pressure
  • this response will activate the sympathetic nervous system -> raises MAP which causes increases cerebral blood flow

*cushings response will improve flow but worsen the edema

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what is the total blood flow to skeletal muscles at rest

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750-1000 mL/min

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what is the total blood flow to skeletal muscles at exercise
15,000-20,000 mL/min
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what is capillary recruitment in response to exercise?
* at rest, 25% of capillaries are perfused * with exercise, more capillaries are perfused, increasing the number of flowing capillaries
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blood flwo to skeletal muscle is controlled by what?
1. local metabolites 2. sympathetic innervation 3. autoregulation (minor)
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at rest, increased basal vascular tone by sympathetic innervation is done via what neurotransmitters?
* increase in NE to a-1 adrenergic * decrease in epineprhine to B-2 adrenergic
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with exercise, vascular resistance is decreased and vasodilation predominates via what mechanisms?
1. decreased sympathetic a-1 adrenergic tone 2. increased muscarinic tone (acetylcholine) 3. increased sympathetic B-2 adrenergic tone
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how is blood flow to muscle increases during exercise?
sympathetic vasoconstriction of "non-exercisng" tissues increase resistance, shunting blood to exercing tissues
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change in blood flow to skeletal muscle during exercise reflects the following 5 signs:
1. increased CO 2. decrease flow to kidney, gut and bone 3. hyperemic response 4. autoregulation 5. decreased unstressed volume
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active hyperemia in skeletal muscle is driven by which local metabolites
* lactate * adenosine * K+
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describe blood flow response to muscle during rhythmic exercise
mean flow increases with muscle activity but flow is **phasic** * **​**decreases during contraction and increases with relaxation
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describe blood flow response to muscle during sustained contraction
* mean flow decreases during the contraction, followed by a post contraction hyperemic response when contraction ends
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function of muscle venous pumps?
* lowers the venous pressure which increases the pressure gradient * driving flow of blood to the right atrium * muscle pump function promotes lower venous and capillary pressures in feet and lower limbs
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function of arginine vasopressin on vessels. What receptor is used?
vasoconstriction via AVP 1-A receptor
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function of angiotensin II on vessels. What receptor is used?
vasoconstriction via AT-1 receptor
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function of atrial natriuretic peptide on vessels. What receptor is used?
vasodilation by acting on natriuretic peptide receptors A/B (NP-A, NP-B)
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total blood flow to the skin during rest
200-500 mL/min
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total blood flow to the skin during exercise
700-1000 mL/min
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primary role of blood flow to skin
allow for heat exchange
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local nutritional blood flow through the precapillary spincters and capillaries is under control of what?
vasodilator metaoblites and sensory stimuli (temp, touch, pain)
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blood flow to the skin is under control of what
hypothalamic thermoregulatory centers that adjust sympathetic outflow
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what is considered apical skin
* present on nose, lips, ears, hand, fingertips, nailbeds, soles of feet * these tissues have a high surface to volume ratio that favours heat loss * contain glomus bodies
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sympathetic effect of apical skin
release NE causing vasoconstriction
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what is nonapical skin
* remaining cutaneous locations * lack glomus bodies
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sympathetic effect on nonapical skin
* release NE causing vasoconstriction * sympathetic cholinergic fibers release Ach, causing vasodilation via action of bradykinin
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AV anastomoses are under what control
neural control * sympathetic fibers release NE and constrict arteriole and AV anastomeses
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symmpathetic tone is increases in what core temp?
when core temp is decreased * decreases blood flow to minimize heat loss
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as intensity of exercise increases, blood flow to skin increases, except at maximal exercise capacity, what happens to blood flow to skin ?
decreases
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compaire sympathetic control, metabolic control, and autoregulation effects on coronary, cerebral and skeletal muscle vascular control
* coronary: symp control: +; meta control: +++; autoreg: +++ * cerebral: symp control: +; meta control: +++; autoreg: +++ * skeletal muscle: symp control: ++; meta control: +++; autoreg: ++

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