The Physiology of Circulation

Blood flow, blood pressure and resistance

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Blood flow
Measures amount of blood traveling through organ, tissues, or blood vessel in a given period of time (mL/min)
Velocity of blood flow
Depends on cross-sectional area through which it flows
Blood perfusion
Describes flow of blood through volume or mass of tissue per unit of time (mL/min/g)
Total blood flow in a resting individual
Is constant and equal to his or her cardiac output
Blood flow through a particular organ
Varies from minute to minute as blood gets redirected through different organ systems
Hemodynamics
Based on pressure and resistance
Blood flow is ____________ to pressure between 2 points
Directly proportional
Blood flow is __________ to resistance
Inversely proportional
Blood pressure
The force exerted by the blood against walls of a blood vessel
*determined by cardiac output, blood volume, and resistance
Systolic blood pressure
Occurs during ventricular contraction (120 Hg)
Diastolic blood pressure
Occurs during ventricular relaxation (75 Hg)
Pulse pressure
Difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Mean arterial blood pressure (MABP)
Measures pressure on blood vessels based on diastolic pressure and pulse pressure
Peripheral resistance
Antagonist to blood flow because of friction between blood and walls of blood vessels
Resistance is ______________ to viscosity
Directly proportional