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Jul 30, 2022 · 6.3: Blood Flow, Blood Pressure, and Resistance. By the end of this section, you will be able to: Blood flow refers to the movement of blood through a vessel, tissue, or organ, and is usually expressed in terms of volume of blood per unit of time. It is initiated by the contraction of the ventricles of the heart.
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Blood hydrostatic pressure is the force exerted by the blood...
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Fortunately, because the blood pressure has eased by the...
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The optimal diastolic blood pressure is 80 mmHg. Many...
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Figure 18.2.2 18.2. 2: Structure of Blood Vessels. (a)...
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Throughout the cardiac cycle, the blood continues to empty...
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As shown in Figure 20.2.1, the difference between the systolic pressure and the diastolic pressure is the pulse pressure. For example, an individual with a systolic blood pressure (BP) of 120 mm Hg and a diastolic BP of 80 mm Hg would have a pulse pressure of 40 mmHg. Pulse pressure = systolic BP – diastolic BP.
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Focus on the three critical variables: radius (r), vessel length (λ), and viscosity (η). Poiseuille’s equation: Blood flow = π ΔP r4 8ηλ Blood flow = π ΔP r 4 8ηλ. 20.1. π is the Greek letter pi, used to represent the mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
Jun 16, 2020 · The optimal diastolic blood pressure is 80 mmHg. Many factors can affect blood pressure, such as hormones, stress, exercise, eating, sitting, and standing. Blood flow through the body is regulated by the size of blood vessels, by the action of smooth muscle, by one-way valves, and by the fluid pressure of the blood itself.
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Blood is pushed through the body by the action of the pumping heart. With each rhythmic pump, blood is pushed under high pressure and velocity away from the heart, initially along the main artery, the aorta. In the aorta, the blood travels at 30 cm/sec. As blood moves into the arteries, arterioles, and ultimately to the capillary beds, the rate of ...
The slow rate of travel through the capillary beds, which reach almost every cell in the body, assists with gas and nutrient exchange and also promotes the diffusion of fluid into the interstitial space. After the blood has passed through the capillary beds to the venules, veins, and finally to the main venae cavae, the rate of flow increases again...
The pressure of the blood flow in the body is produced by the hydrostatic pressure of the fluid (blood) against the walls of the blood vessels. Fluid will move from areas of high to low hydrostatic pressures. In the arteries, the hydrostatic pressure near the heart is very high and blood flows to the arterioles where the rate of flow is slowed by t...
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Figure 18.2.2 18.2. 2: Structure of Blood Vessels. (a) Arteries and (b) veins share the same general features, but the walls of arteries are much thicker because of the higher pressure of the blood that flows through them. (c) A micrograph shows a similarly sized artery and vein.
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Throughout the cardiac cycle, the blood continues to empty into the arterioles at a relatively even rate. This resistance to blood flow is called peripheral resistance. Figure 40.4.3 40.4. 3: Blood pressure is related to the blood velocity in the arteries and arterioles.
