BIO 2A03 2013: Lecture 7 Cardiovascular II
BIO 2A03 2013: Lecture 7 Cardiovascular II
LecLure 7 
Cardlovascular ll 
~200,000 
3m 
4000-10,000 
3-24m 
3,000,000 
7-8m 
leukocyLes 
leukocyLe 
PemaLopoleuc sLem cell 
8lood cells develop ln bone 
marrow. 
8egulauon of eryLhrocyLe producuon 
3 
Pb exhlblLs Lhe properLy of allosLerlc modulauon = blndlng aL one 
slLe on a molecule aecLs blndlng aL a second slLe, usually by 
changlng Lhe shape of Lhe molecule." 
280 x 10
6
 Pb molecules per 88C 
Pb ls a LeLramer (M.W. ~ 68,000), composed of 4 slmllar unlLs 
Lach unlL conslsLs of a heme" rlng sLrucLure, whlch blnds 1 C
2
 
& a polypepude chaln (globln) whlch blnds CC
2
, P
+
, phosphaLes, eLc. 
llg 13-3, 16.3 
8egulauon of eryLhrocyLe producuon 
8lood componenLs are under ughL 
reex (homeosLauc) conLrol. 
8ed blood cell producuon occurs 
prlmarlly ln          . 
Pave relauvely shorL (        ) llfe 
span (compared Lo oLher verLebraLes). 
-ApproxlmaLely    recycled per day. 
-breakdown occurs ln spleen and llver. 
roducL=       (yellow ln colour). 
roducuon (eryLhropolesls) ls 
prlmarlly regulaLed by Lhe  
Pormone          (LC). 
lncreased release Lrlggered by             Lo Lhe kldney. 
SecreLed by speclallzed cells ln kldney. 
bone marrow
120 days
1%
bilirubin 
erythropoeitin
decreased O2 delivery 
3 
8egulauon of eryLhrocyLe  
producuon 
C
2
 dellvery Lo kldneys 
LC secreuon by kldneys 
lasma LC 
roducuon of rbc 
ln bone marrow 
8lood Pb 
8lood C
2 
carrylng capaclLy 
8esLorauon of C
2 
dellvery 
llg 16-4, 13-4 
1 
1 
2  2 
3 
3 
4 
4 
8egulauon of eryLhrocyLe producuon 
6 
Ways Lo lncrease red blood cells 
Plgh aluLude:  8lood doplng: 
revlously sLored 
rbc relnfused 
LryLhropoleun: 
1akes 3-4 weeks Lo 
clear Lhe sysLem  
Low C
2
 sumulaLes 
producuon 
olycyLhemla:  PemaLocrlL (rbc's) ls        
Anemla:  Low ablllLy for blood Lo carry C
2 
1) Low              2) Low     per rbc  3) boLh 
Makes bloodow more dlmculL -         
uenluons 
too high
viscosity
RBC Hb
Monge's dlsease 
hoLograph of a pauenL from Cerro de asco (4300 m) wlLh Chronlc 
MounLaln Slckness, presenung cyanosls of Lhe llps and a Lyplcal color of Lhe 
face. 
8 
2. LeukocyLes- eoslnophlls, basophlls, neuLrophlls, moncyLes,  
lyphocyLes 
-roduced ln bone marrow and lymphold ussue 
-         and cleanup funcuons 
3. 8lood plaLeleLs - lmporLanL ln      sLasls 
-lormed by Lhe breakdown of wbc's 
-lnvolved ln blood clomng 
-lorm a plaLeleL plug" 
8uy coaL" 
8oLh of Lhese Lypes are cells are much less numerous ln Lhe  
blood Lhan 88C's 
defence
hemo
9 
C (or l) = 
2 
8 
C 
C 
8 
1he fundamenLal law of Lhe clrculauon 
. 
. 
A  = pressure dlerence beLween 2 polnLs ln clrc sysLem 
8 
=          LhaL lmpedes ow 
 = force/area exerLed by blood - generaLed by hearL conLracuons 
Note: Not measured 
directly but calculated 
lnLernal (        )  LxLernal (lnLeracuon wlLh vessel   ) 
change in P
R
friction
viscosity
wall
10 
C (or l) = 
A 
8 
1he fundamenLal law of Lhe clrculauon - ressure 
. 
A = MA- Cv 
3 
MA a                 average of ume  
spenL ln each phase of a hearLbeaL. 
ressure gradlenLs are whaL drlve blood ow. 
    ls Lhe overall pressure drlvlng blood lnLo ussues. 
llg 13-2, 14-2 
.where,  
MA = mean arLerlal pressure 
Cv = cenLral venous pressure 
Cv 
MA 
- Cv 
= 90 - 0 mmPg 
1 systolic + 2 diastolic pressure 
weighted
MAP
11 
1herefore: 8 musL be     ln 
Lhe pulmonary clrculL 
SysLemlc vs ulmonary ressures 
A = MA- Cv 
SysLemlc = 90 mmPg 
ulmonary = 13 mmPg 
8ecall: LhaL C = 3L/mln for  
each clrculL 
And: C = A / 8  
llg 13-3 
lower
12 
Low pressure & reslsLance clrculL 
1) revenL        lLrauon ln lungs 
3) Mlnlmlzes workload by         
venLrlcle 
Plgh pressure & reslsLance clrculL 
1)  Lnsure good uld lLrauon 
ln sysLemlc caplllarles 
2) 8apld shunung of blood  2) revenLs        of blood 
ulmonary 
SysLemlc 
llg 14-3 
8lghL venLrlcle  le venLrlcle 
3)      venLrlcle has hlgh work- 
load 
ressure dlerences 
reecLed ln hearL 
chambers 
fluid
shunting
right
left
13 
olseullle's Law 
! #
$ 
% & ' 
8= 
(' of blood vessels falrly consLanL 
-          (&) doesn'L change much under 
normal condluons 
-       Lhe mosL lmporLanL facLor ln deLermlnlng 
reslsLance 
8 o 
1 
r
4 
e.g. uecreaslng # by 2x 
uecreases ow by 16x 
WhaL deLermlnes vascular reslsLance?  
L 
r 
C 
4
Lh
 power law 
WlLh           and decreased 1'C 
WlLh        and lncreased 1'C 
consLanL 
C = 
A   , 
8 
C = 
n r
4 
8ql 
A 
n r
4 
8 q L      , 
8 = 
14 
8eslsLance vessels 
Capable of acuve and passlve changes ln radlus 
arLerloles  & pre-caplllary sphlncLers 
Addluon of reslsLances 
ln serles 
81  82 
83 
8
1 
=  8
1
 + 8
2
 + 8
3 
8eslsLance      Lhan 
any slngle 8 
1/8
1
 =   1/8
1
 + 1/8
2
 + 1/8
3 
ln parallel 
8eslsLance ls     Lhan any slngle 8 
8
1 
=  
1/8
1
 + 1/8
2
 + 1/8
3 
1 
81 
82 
83 
13 
MosL ma[or reslsLances are  
arranged ln      
orLal clrculauon an example of  
reslsLance ln      
llg 14-3 
Caplllary neLworks are small vessels  
arranged ln      
Lven Lhough r ls small    caplllary 
LoLal reslsLance of    caplllarles 
ls noL huge 
16 
1oLal erlpheral 8eslsLance (18) 
Comblned reslsLance of              wlLhln Lhe 
sysLemlc clrculL 
8eslsLance across a neLwork of blood vessels depends on 
reslsLance of all vessels 
llow Lhrough neLwork varles wlLh reslsLance 
vasoconsLrlcuon ln neLwork !          reslsLance !           
ow 
vasodllauon ln neLwork !          reslsLance !         ow 
17 
8elaung ressure CradlenLs and 8eslsLance ln Lhe 
SysLemlc Clrculauon 
llow = cardlac ouLpuL = CC 
A = mean arLerlal pressure = MA 
8 = LoLal perlpheral reslsLance = 18 
llow = A /8 
Cardlac CuLpuL (CC) =      /