Title: REGULATION OF BLOOD FLOW.
1REGULATION OF BLOOD FLOW.
2Common characteristic of blood flow
- The direct effect of heart contraction is
creation of certain level of blood pressure,
which is allows blood circulation. - Blood flow is continuous, although heart pumps
the blood by separate portions. It caused by
functioning of all components of cardio-vascular
system heart, arteries, arterioles, capillaries,
venuls and veins. Besides that continuous blood
flow is caused by extracardial factors as
skeletal muscle contraction and pressure gradient
between abdominal and thoracic cavities. Cardiac
output depends on high, mass and area of human
body surface. Cardiac output is regulated by
contractive activity of cardiac muscle valve
function of full value blood volume, vascular
tonus, blood flow in capillaries value of blood
returning to the heart. In general distribution
of cardiac output between different organs
corresponds to its functional activity. Part of
common blood supply, which every organ gets,
depends on necessity in O2 and substrates of
energy exchange. Average time of blood
circulation measures 20-23 s.
3Powers, which causes blood flow
- Blood flows in vessels from high pressure to low.
Heart pumping causes initial pressure. The
highest pressure is large arteries ascending from
the heart. Pressure in aorta at the end of
systole is 110-125 mm Hg, at the end of diastole
- 70-80 mm Hg. In pulmonary trunk during systole
the blood pressure is 20-25 mm Hg, in diastole -
10-15 mm Hg. In large arteries blood flow
velocity is 0.1-0.2 m/s. In large veins returning
blood flow to the heart is caused by lowest blood
pressure - 0 mm Hg.
4Functional importance of blood circulation system.
- Both pulmonary and systemic circulation, compose
entire system of blood circulation and function
in correlation. The right ventricle is
responsible for blood pumping into pulmonary
circulation. Here blood is oxygenated and CO2 is
taken out. The left ventricle pumps blood into
systemic circulation. Blood flow in this part of
vascular system provides performing of all other
blood functions as regulatory, protective,
excretory and others. Both right and left parts
of heart pump equal portions of blood into
corresponding vessels and function in
interconnection to each other. The minute blood
volume in pulmonary and systemic circulation is
the same.
5Circulating blood volume
- Blood flowing in vessels is similar to stream of
fluid in the pipe, but has a lot of
specificities. Fluid stream in the pipe is
described by formula - Q (P1-P2)/R, where
- Q - fluid volume,
- P1 - pressure in the beginning of the pipe,
- P2 - pressure in the end of the pipe,
- R - peripheral resistance of the pipe.
- So fluid volume, which flows through the pipe is
directly proportional to pressure difference from
the end to beginning of pipe and inversely
proportional to peripheral resistance of pipe. As
vessels have elastic walls, the blood flow in it,
is differ from the same in pipe. Vessel
cross-section may change due to neural and
endocrine influences according to necessity. - Blood volume flowing through every part of
vascular system per time unit is the same. It
means that through aorta or cross-section of all
arteries, capillaries or veins flows equal volume
of blood. This volume per minute is called minute
blood volume and measures in adults in rest 4.0 -
6.5 l/min.
6Peripheral resistance of vessels
- Peripheral resistance in vessels according to
Poiseuille's formula depends on length of vessels
(l), viscosity of blood (?) and cross-section of
vessel (r) - R 8l?/pr.
- In accordance to this formula the highest
peripheral resistance might be in the smallest
vessels. In reality the highest resistance is
observed in arterioles. Average blood flow
resistance in adults is equal to 900-2500
dins/sm5
7Paradoxes of blood flow.
- In capillaries blood flow resistance is a bit
lower because of such mechanism. In capillaries
blood cells move one after another, dividing only
by plasma, which decreases friction between blood
cells and capillary wall. On other side,
capillaries are shorter, than arterioles, which
caused lower blood flow resistance too. - Viscosity of blood is also important for
resistance of vessels. It depends on quantity of
blood cells, protein rate in plasma, especially
globulins and fibrinogen. Considerable increase
of blood viscosity may cause lower blood
returning to the heart and than disorders of
blood circulation. - In large arteries centralization of blood flow is
observed. Blood cells moves in the central part
of blood stream, and plasma is peripheral.
Instead increase of blood viscosity in arterioles
is caused by higher friction between cells and
vessels wall.
8Linear velocity of blood flow
- Blood flow also is characterized by linear
velocity of blood circulation - VQ/pr2, where
- V - linear velocity,
- Q - blood volume,
- r - radius of vessel.
- So it is clear the wider cross-section of vessel
the slower linear velocity of blood stream. In
large arteries linear velocity is highest
(0.1-0.2 m/s). In arterioles it measures 0.002 -
0.003 m/s, in capillaries - near 0.0003 m/s. In
veins cross-section decreases and linear velocity
increases to 0.001 - 0.05 m/s in large veins and
to 0.1 - 0.15 in vena cava.
9Blood pressure
- Transversal pressure - is difference between
pressure inside the vessel and squeeze of it from
the tissues. When increasing the tissue pressure
to vessel wall, it closes. Hydrostatic pressure
is corresponding to weight of all blood in vessel
when it has vertical position. For vessels of
head and neck this pressure decreases towards the
heart. For vessels of limbs it has outward
direction. That is why hydrodynamic pressure in
vessels over heart is decreased due to
hydrostatical pressure. Below heart hydrodynamic
pressure is increased, because it is summarized
with hydrodynamic pressure.
10Role of changing body position
- In horizontal position of the body hydrostatical
pressure is equal in every part of the body and
hydrodynamic pressure doesn't depend on it. In
vertical position transversal pressure in vessels
of limbs creates tension of vessels walls (Laplas
low) - PtF/r, where
- Pt transversal pressure,
- F - vessel tension,
- r - radius of vessel.
- So it is shown the smaller radius of vessel, the
lower tension in vessels walls. Due to this
capillaries with thinnest wall don't crush
because of its smallest diameter. Existence of
precapillary sphincters permits proper direction
of blood pressure so that capillaries may close
(plasmatic capillaries).
11Local regulatory mechanisms
- Collagen fibers of vessels walls form net, which
prevent its tension or decrease tone. Smooth
muscle cells combine with elastic and collagen
fibers in vessels walls. Contracting and
stretching these fibers smooth muscle cells
produce active tension of vessel wall - tonus of
vessels. - There are some mechanisms in regulation of vessel
tonus by smooth muscles. When rapid increasing of
blood pressure, smooth muscles contract and
decrease tension by decreasing vessel diameter.
In slow rising of pressure tension decrease by
dilation of smooth muscles and increase vessel
diameter. These mechanisms occur more often in
veins than in arteries. Veins have equal
elasticity in systemic and pulmonary circulation,
but arteries are more extensible in pulmonary
circulation. Arteries in pulmonary circulation
contain a lot of elastic and smooth muscle fibers.
12Functional types of vessels
- - Elastic (damping) vessels. Large arteries
belong to this group. The main function of these
vessels is to turn ejection of blood into
continuous blood flow. It is possible due to
elastic properties of its wall - - Resistive vessels are arterioles, precapillary
sphincters and venuls. These vessels may regulate
the blood flow in capillaries by changing their
tonus - - Exchange vessels are capillaries. Their walls
due to the special structure permit exchange of
materials between blood and tissues - -Capacitive vessels are veins. To sure one-way
direction of blood flow veins have valves if
lying below the heart. Veins contain 75-80 of
circulating blood. Veins of skin and abdominal
cavity may function as depot of blood.
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20Local regulation of blood flow
- Role of metabolic factors Greater rate of
metabolism or less blood flow causes decreasing
O2 supply and other nutrients. Therefore rate of
formation vasodilator substances (CO2, lactic
acid, adenosine, histamine, K and H) rises.
When decreasing both blood flow and oxygen supply
smooth muscle in precapillary sphincter dilate,
and blood flow increases. In is a vasodilator
substance as nitric oxide released from
endothelial cells released from endothelial
cells. It causes secondary dilation of large
arteries when micro vascular blood flow
increases. Cardiac muscle utilizes fatty acids
for energy. Cardiac muscle utilizes glucose
through glycolisis that results in formation of
lactic acid.
21Basal tone of vessels.
- When arterial pressure suddenly increases local
blood flow tends to increase. It leads to sudden
stretch of arterioles cause smooth muscles in
their wall to contract. Than local blood flow
decreases to normal level. Vessel walls are
capable to prolonged tonic contraction without
tiredness even at rest. Such a condition is
supported by spontaneous myogenic activity of
smooth muscles and efferent impulsation from
autonomic nerve centers, which control arterial
pressure. Partial state of contraction in blood
vessels caused by continual slow firing of
vasoconstrictor area is called vasculomotor tone.
Due to regulatory nerve and humoral influences
this basal ton changes according to functional
needs of curtain organ.
22Neuro-humoral regulation of systemic circulation
- a) Afferent link. Nerve receptors, which are
capable react to changing blood pressure, lays in
heart cameras, aorta arc, bifurcation of large
vessels as carotid sinus and other parts of
vascular system. Irritation of these mechanical
receptors produce nerve impulses, which pass to
higher nerve centers for processing sensory
information from visceral organs.
23- b) Central link. Vasoconstrictor area of
vasculomotor center is located bilaterally in
dorsolateral portion of reticular substance in
upper medulla oblongata and lower pons. Its
neurons secrete norepinephrine, excite
vasoconstrictor nerves and increase blood
pressure. It transmits also excitatory signals
through sympathetic fibers to heart to increase
its rate and contractility. - Vasodilator area is located bilaterally in
ventromedial of reticular substance in upper
medulla oblongata and lower pons. Its neurons
inhibit dorsolateral portion and decrease blood
pressure. It transmits also inhibitory signals
through parasympathetic vagal fibers to heart to
decrease its rate and contractility. - Posterolateral portions of hypothalamus cause
excitation of vasomotor center. Anterior part of
hypothalamus can cause mild inhibition of one.
Motor cortex excites vasomotor center. Anterior
temporal lobe, orbital areas of frontal cortex,
cingulated gyrus, amygdale, septum and
hippocampus can also control vasomotor center.
24- c) Efferent link. Stimulation of sympathetic
vasoconstrictor fibers through alfa-adrenoreceptor
causes constriction of blood vessels.
Stimulation of sympathetic vasodilator fibers
through beta-adrenoreceptors as in skeletal
muscles causes dilation of vessels. - Parasympathetic nervous system has minor role and
gives peripheral innervations for vessels of
tong, salivatory glands and sexual organs.
25Mechanical receptors reflexes.
- These are spray-type nerve endings, which are
stimulated by stretch. In increasing blood
pressure, from the wall of carotid sinus impulses
pass through Hering's nerve to glossopharyngeal
nerve to solitary tract in medulla. Secondary
signals inhibit vasoconstrictor center and excite
vagal center. It results in peripheral
vasodilatation and decreasing heartbeat. When
arterial pressure decreases whole processes lead
to exciting dorsolateral portion of vasomotor
center and increasing blood pressure and
heartbeat. Similar reflex mechanism starts from
receptors of aortic arc. - Bainbridge reflex is observed when arterial
pressure increases due to increasing blood volume
and blood return. Atria and SA node are stretched
and send nerve signals to vasomotor center.
Increasing heart rate and heart contractility
prevent damming up of blood in pulmonary
circulation.
26Reflexes from proprio-, termo- and
interoreceptors
- Contraction of skeletal muscle during exercise
compress blood vessels, translocate blood from
peripheral vessels into heart, increase cardiac
output and increase arterial pressure.
Stimulation of termoreceptors cause spreading
impulses from somatic sensory neurons to
autonomic nerve centers and so leads to changing
tissue blood supply. Irritation of
visceroreceptors results in stimulation of vagal
nuclei, which cause decreasing blood pressure and
heartbeat.
27Haemodinamic in special body conditions
- Changing body position.
- Change body position from vertical to horizontal
and vice versa is followed by redistribution of
blood. Under the influence of gravity veins in
lower half of the body are dilated and may
contain additional near 0,5 l of blood. After
this impulsations from baroreceptors is activated
and resistive vessels are contracted, mainly in
skin and muscles. At the same time rate of
heartbeat increases, which permit make up for
cardiac output. In insufficient reflex regulation
orthostatic unconsciousness may occur.
28Regulation of blood flow in physical exercises
- In physical exercises impulses from pyramidal
neurons of motor zone in cerebral cortex passes
both to skeletal muscles and vasomotor center.
Than through sympathetic influences heart
activity and vasoconstriction are promoted.
Adrenal glands also produce adrenalin and release
it to the blood flow. Proprioreceptor activation
spread impulses through interneurons to
sympathetic nerve centers. So, contraction of
skeletal muscle during exercise compress blood
vessels, translocate blood from peripheral
vessels into heart, increase cardiac output and
increase arterial pressure.
29Changing blood volume after bleeding.
- In changing blood volume volumic receptors in
vena cava or atria are activated. These impulses
spread to both medulla oblongata and osmolarity
regulating neurons in hypothalamus. In
consequence decreasing blood volume heart
activity rises through sympathetic activation and
vasopressin in released from hypophisis.
30Cerebral circulation
- Intensity of blood flow is 750 mL/min 54 mL/100
g/min. - Except for a small contribution from the anterior
spinal artery to the medulla, the entire arterial
inflow to the brain in humans is via 4 arteries
2 internal carotids and 2 vertebrals. The
vertebral arteries unite to form the basilar
artery and the circle of Willis, formed by the
carotids and the basilar artery, is the origin of
the 6 large vessels supplying the cerebral
cortex. Venous drainage from the brain by way of
the deep veins and dural sinuses empties
principally into the internal jugular veins in
humans, although a small amount of venous blood
drains through the ophthalmic and pterygoid
venous plexuses, through emissary veins to the
scalp, and down the system of paravertebral vein
in the spinal canal.
31Regulatory influences
- The sympathetic fibers on the pial arteries and
arterioles come from the cervical ganglia of the
sympathetic ganglion chain. The parasympathetic
fibers pass to the cerebral vessels from the
facial nerve via the greater superficial petrosal
nerve. Cerebral has autonomic circulation.
Adenosine, histamine, serotonine, prostaglandines
caused vasodilatation.
32Coronary circulation
- 2 coronary arteries that supply the myocardium
arise from the sinuses behind the cusps of the
aortic wave at the root of the aorta. The right
coronary artery has a greater flow in 50 of
individuals, the left has a greater flow in 20 ,
and the flow is equal in 30 . There are 2 venous
drainage systems a superficial system, ending in
the coronary sinus and anterior cardiac veins,
that drains the left ventricle and a deep system
that drains the rest of the heart.
33Compressive influences role
- The heart is a muscle that compresses its blood
vessels when it contracts. The pressure inside
the left ventricle is slightly greater than in
the aorta during systole. Consequently, flow
occurs in the arteries supplying the
subendocardial portion of the left ventricle only
during diastole, although the force is
sufficiently dissipated in the more superficial
portions of the left ventricular myocardium to
permit some flow in this region throughout the
cardiac cycle.
34Metabolic and chemical factors significance
- Factors that cause coronary vasodilatation O2,
CO2, H, K, lactic acid, prostaglandines,
adenine nucleotides, adenosine. Asphyxia,
hypoxia, intracoronary injections of cyanide all
increase coronary blood flow 200-300 in
denervated as well as intact hearts.
35Neural regulation
- The coronary arterioles contain alpha-adrenergic
receptors, which mediate vasoconstriction, and
beta-adrenergic receptors, which mediate
vasodilatation. Activity in the noradrenergic
nerves cause coronary vasodilatation.
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