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Angiotensinogen (prohormone produced by liver)
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Angiotensin I
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ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme in lungs)
Angiotensin II
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Renin (kidney enzyme released by low BP)
very potent vasoconstrictor
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Aldosterone ( BP)
promotes Na+ and water retention by kidneys
increases blood volume and pressure
Atrial natriuretic factor ( BP)
 generalized vasodilation
ADH ( BP)
 Antidiuretic hormone (water retention)
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Epinephrine and norepinephrine effects
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most blood vessels
 binds to -adrenergic receptors, vasoconstriction
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skeletal and cardiac muscle blood vessels
 binds to -adrenergic receptors, vasodilation
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ACE inhibitors block the conversion of Angiotensin I to
Angiotensin II
(coughing?) (less effective in some people)
Diuretics decrease total blood volume (K sparing or not)
Beta-blockers (or alpha blockers) block the beta
adrenergic receptors
Angiotensin II receptor blockers – ARBS (esp diabetics)
Calcium channel blocker - Cause vasodilation
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Nitroglycerin! for emergencies?
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Localized vasoconstriction
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Arterioles - most control over peripheral resistance
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pressure downstream drops, pressure upstream rises
enables routing blood to different organs as needed
located on proximal side of capillary beds
most numerous
more muscular by diameter
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Arterioles shift blood flow with changing priorities
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During exercise
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 perfusion of lungs, myocardium and skeletal muscles 
perfusion of kidneys and digestive tract
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Only occurs across capillary walls between blood
and surrounding tissues
3 routes across endothelial cells
intercellular clefts
 fenestrations
 through cytoplasm
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Mechanisms involved
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diffusion, transcytosis, filtration and reabsorption
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Most important mechanism
Lipid soluble substances
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Insoluble substances
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steroid hormones, O2 and CO2 diffuse easily
glucose and electrolytes must pass through channels,
fenestrations or intercellular clefts
Large particles - proteins, held back
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Pinocytosis - transport vesicles across cell - exocytosis
Important for fatty acids, albumin and some hormones
(insulin)
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Opposing forces
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blood (hydrostatic) pressure drives fluid out of capillary
 high on arterial end of capillary, low on venous end
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colloid osmotic pressure (COP) draws fluid into capillary
 results from plasma proteins (albumin)- more in blood
 oncotic pressure = net COP (blood COP - tissue COP)
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Hydrostatic pressure is defined as a physical force
exerted against a surface by a liquid. (BP is an
example)
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Capillary filtration at arterial end
Capillary reabsorption at venous end
Variations by location (glomeruli vs. alveolus)
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 Capillary filtration ( capillary BP or permeability)
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poor venous return
 congestive heart failure - pulmonary edema
 insufficient muscular activity
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 Capillary reabsorption
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kidney failure (water retention, hypertension)
histamine makes capillaries more permeable
hypoproteinemia (oncotic pressure  blood albumin)
cirrhosis, famine, burns, kidney disease
Obstructed lymphatic drainage
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Tissue necrosis
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Pulmonary edema
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headaches, nausea, seizures and coma
Circulatory shock
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suffocation
Cerebral edema
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oxygen delivery and waste removal impaired
excess fluid in tissue spaces causes low blood
volume and low BP
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Pressure gradient
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7-13 mm Hg venous pressure towards heart
 venules (12-18 mm Hg) to central venous pressure (~5 mm Hg)
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Gravity drains blood from head and neck
Skeletal muscle pump in the limbs
Thoracic pump
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inhalation - thoracic cavity expands (pressure )
abdominal pressure , forcing blood upward
central venous pressure fluctuates
 2mmHg- inhalation, 6mmHg-exhalation
 blood flows faster with inhalation
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Cardiac suction of expanding atrial space
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By the time the blood
makes it through the
capillary bed, blood
pressure has dropped to
almost zero.
Blood returns to the heart
through the veins largely
by the action of your
muscles in concert with
the valves in your veins.
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Exercise  venous return in many ways
heart beats faster, harder
 vessels of skeletal muscles, lungs and heart dilate  flow
  respiratory rate  action of thoracic pump
  skeletal muscle pump
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Venous pooling occurs with inactivity
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venous pressure not enough force blood upward
with prolonged standing, cardiac output may be low
enough to cause dizziness or syncope
 prevented by tensing leg muscles, activate skeletal m. pump
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jet pilots wear pressure suits
Any state where cardiac output is insufficient
to meet metabolic needs
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Cardiogenic shock - inadequate pumping of heart
(MI)
Hypovolemic shock (a form of low venous return shock)
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Septic shock
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bacterial toxins trigger vasodilation and ↑ capillary
permeability
Anaphylactic shock
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loss of blood volume: trauma, burns, dehydration
severe immune reaction to antigen, histamine release,
generalized vasodilation, ↑ capillary permeability
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Compensated shock – may be manageable
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Decompensated shock - bad
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Homeostatic mechanisms bring about recovery
 BP triggers baroreflex and production of
angiotensin II, both stimulate vasoconstriction
If person faints and falls to horizontal position,
gravity restores blood flow to brain; quicker if feet
are raised
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Life threatening positive feedback loops occur
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 cardiac output myocardial ischemia and infarction 
cardiac output goes down even more
slow circulation  disseminated intravascular coagulation
 slow circulation
ischemia and acidosis of brainstem   vasomotor tone,
vasodilation   caridac output  ischemia and acidosis
of brainstem
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Total perfusion kept constant
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seconds of deprivation causes loss of consciousness
4-5 minutes causes irreversible brain damage
Responds to changes in blood pressure and chemistry
cerebral arteries: dilate as BP , constrict as BP rises
 main chemical stimulus: pH
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 CO2 + H2O  H2 CO3  H+ + (HCO3) hypercapnia (CO2 ) in brain, pH , triggers vasodilation
 hypocapnia,  pH, vasoconstriction
 occurs with hyperventilation, may lead to ischemia, dizziness and
sometimes syncope
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TIA’s - transient ischemic attacks
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dizziness, loss of vision, weakness, paralysis, headache or
aphasia
lasts from a moment to a few hours, often early warning
of impending stroke
CVA - cerebral vascular accident (stroke)
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Two types
 brain infarction caused by ischemia
 atherosclerosis, thrombosis, ruptured aneurysm
 hemorrhagic stroke
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effects range from unnoticeable to fatal
 blindness, paralysis, loss of sensation, loss of speech common
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recovery depends on CAUSE, surrounding neurons,
collateral circulation, gender
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Highly variable flow – OPPOSITE of brain
At rest
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During exercise
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arterioles constrict, total flow about 1L/min
arterioles dilate in response to epinephrine and
sympathetic nerves
precapillary sphincters dilate due to lactic acid, CO2
blood flow can increase 20 fold
Muscular contraction impedes flow
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isometric contraction causes fatigue faster than isotonic
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Low pulmonary blood pressure
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flow slower, more time for gas exchange
capillary fluid absorption
 oncotic pressure overrides hydrostatic pressure
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Unique response to hypoxia
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pulmonary arteries constrict to redirect flow to better
ventilated region
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Pulmonary trunk to pulmonary arteries to lungs
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Pulmonary veins return to left atrium
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lobar branches for each lobe (3 right, 2 left)
increased O2 and reduced CO2 levels
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Basketlike
capillary beds
surround alveoli
Exchange of
gases with air at
alveoli
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Both ventricles
must eject
same amount
of blood.
They should
have the same
stroke volume.
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Both ventricles
must eject
same amount
of blood.
They should
have the same
stroke volume.
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