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CHAPTER 5

The Anatomy and Physiology

of the Circulatory System

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The Circulatory System

• Blood

• Heart

• Vascular System

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THE BLOOD

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Formed Elements of Blood

Table 5-1

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Cell Type Erythrocytes (Red Blood Cells, RBCs)

Description # of Cells/mm3 D & LS Function

Biconcave, 4-6 million D: 5-7 days Transport O2 & CO2

anucleate disc; DL: 100-120

salmon-colored; days

diameter 7-8 microns

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Description # of Cells/mm3 D & LS Function

Nucleus multilobed; 3000-7000 D: 6-9 days Phagocytize

inconspicuous; LS: 6 hours bacteria

cytoplasmic; to a few

diameter 10-14 days

microns

Cell Type—Neutrophils

Table 5-1

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Cell Type—Eosinophils

Description # of Cells/mm3 D & LS Function

Nucleus multilobed; 100-400 D: 6-9 days Kills parasitic worms

red cytoplasmic DL: 8-12 days destroy antigen-

granules; antibody complexes;

diameter 10-14 inactivate some

microns inflammatory

chemical of allergy

Table 5-1

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Cell Type—Basophils

Table 5-1

Description # of Cells/mm3 D & LS Function

Nucleus lobed; 20-50 D: 3-7 days Release histamine

large blue-purple DL: a few and other mediators

cytoplasmic hours to a of inflammation;

granules few days contains heparin,

an anticoagulant

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Cell Type—Lymphocytes

Table 5-1

Description # of Cells/mm3 D & LS Function

Nucleus spherical 1500-3000 D: days-wks Mount immune

or indented; DL: hrs-yrs response by direct

pale blue cell attack or via

cytoplasm antibodies

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Cell Type—Monocytes

Table 5-1

Description # of Cells/mm3 D & LS Function

Nucleus U- or 100-700 D: 2-3 days Phagocytosis;

kidney-shaped; DL: months develop into

gray-blue macrophages

cytoplasm; in tissues

diameter 14-24

microns

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Cell Type—Platelets

Table 5-1

Description # of Cells/mm3 D & LS Function

Discoid cytoplasmic 250,000- D: 4-5 days Seals small tears

fragments con- 500,000 DL: 5-10 in blood vessels;

taining granules days instrumental in

stain deep purple; blood clotting

diameter 2-4

microns

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Centrifuged Blood-Filled Capillary Tube

Fig. 5-1. A centrifuged blood-

filled capillary tube.

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Table 5-2

Normal Differential Count

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Chemical Composition of Plasma

Water Food Substance

93% of plasma weight Amino acids

Glucose/carbohydrates

Proteins Lipids

Albumins Individual vitamins

Globulins

Fibrinogen Respiratory Gases

O2

Electrolytes CO2

Cations N2

Na+

K+ Individual Hormones

Ca2+

Mg2+

Anions Waste Products

Cl– Urea

PO43– Creatinine

SO42– Uric Acid

HCO3– Bilirubin

Table 5-3

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THE HEART

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The Heart

Fig. 5-2. (A) anterior view of

the heart. (B) posterior view

of the heart.

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Anterior View of Heart

Fig. 5-2. (A) Anterior view of

the heart.

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Posterior View of Heart

Fig. 5-2. (B) posterior view of

the heart.

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Relationship of Heart to Other Body Parts

Fig. 5-3. (A) the relationship

of the heart to the sternum,

ribs, and diaphragm. (B)

Cross-sectional view showing

the relationship of the heart to

the thorax. (C) Relationship

of the heart to the lungs great

vessels.

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Layers of the Pericardium and Heart Wall

Fig. 5-4. The layers of the

pericardium and the heart

wall.

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Cardiac Muscle Bundles

Fig. 5-5. View of the spiral

and circular arrangement of

the cardiac muscle bundles.

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Coronary Circulation

Fig. 5-6. Coronary circulation.

(A) Arterial vessels.

(B) Venous vessels.

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BLOOD FLOW

THROUGH

THE HEART

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Chambers and Valves of the Heart

Fig. 5-7. Internal chambers

and valves of the heart.

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THE PULMONARY

AND SYSTEMIC

VASCULAR SYSTEM

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Pulmonary and Systemic Circulation

Fig. 5-8. Pulmonary and

systemic circulation.

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Neural Control and the Vascular System

Fig. 5-9. Neural control

of the vascular system.

Sympathetic neural fibers

to the arterioles are

especially abundant.

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Components of the Pulmonary Blood Vessels

Fig. 1-29. Components of the

pulmonary blood vessels.

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THE BARORECEPTOR

REFLEX

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Location of the Arterial Baroreceptors

Fig. 5-10. Location of the

arterial baroreceptors.

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Arterial Blood Pressure

• When arterial blood pressure decreases,

the baroreceptor reflex causes the

following to increase:

– Heart Rate

– Myocardial Force of Contraction

– Arterial Constriction

– Venous Constriction

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The Net Result

• Increased cardiac output

• Increase in total peripheral resistance

• Return of blood pressure to normal

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PRESSURES IN THE

PULMONARY AND

SYSTEMIC VASCULAR

SYSTEMS

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Types of Pressures Used to Study Blood Flow

• Intravascular

• Transmural

• Driving

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Intravascular Pressure

• The actual blood pressure in the lumen of

any vessel at any point, relative to the

barometric pressure

• Also known as ―intraluminal pressure‖

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Transmural Pressure

• The difference between intravascular

pressure of a vessel and pressure

surrounding the vessel

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Transmural Pressure

• Transmural pressure is positive when

the pressure inside the vessel exceeds

pressure outside the vessel, and

• Negative when the pressure inside

the vessel is less than the pressure

surrounding the vessel

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Driving Pressure

• The pressure difference between the

pressure at one point in a vessel and the

pressure at any other point downstream

in the vessel

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Blood Pressures

Fig. 5-11. Types of blood

pressures used to study

blood flow.

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THE CARDIAC CYCLE

AND ITS EFFECT ON

BLOOD PRESSURE

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Sequence of Cardiac Contraction

Fig. 5-12. Sequence of

cardiac contraction. (A)

ventricular diastole and atrial

systole. (B) ventricular

systole and atrial diastole.

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Systemic Circulation

Fig. 5-13. Summary of

diastolic and systolic

pressures in various

segments of the circulatory

system. Red vessels:

oxygenated blood. Blue

vessels: deoxygenated blood.

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Mean Arterial Blood Pressure (MAP)

• MAP can be estimated by measuring the

systolic blood pressure (SBP) and the

diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and using

the following formula:

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MAP = SBP + (2 x DBP)

3

= 120 + (2 x 80)

3

= 280

3

= 93 mm Hg

Mean Arterial Blood Pressure (MAP)

• For example, the mean arterial blood

pressure of the systemic system, which

has a SBP of 120 mm Hg and a DBP

of 80 mm Hg, would be calculated

as follows:

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Mean Intraluminal Blood Pressure

Fig. 5-14. Mean intraluminal

blood pressure at various

points in the pulmonary and

systemic vascular systems.

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Major Arterial Pulse Sites

Fig. 5-15. Major sites where

an arterial pulse can be

detected.

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The Blood Volume and Its Effect on Blood Pressure

• Stroke Volume

• Cardiac Output

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Cardiac Output

• Cardiac output (CO) is calculated by

multiplying the stroke volume (SV)

by the heart rate (HR)

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Example

• If the stroke volume is 70 mL, and

the heart rate is 72 bpm, the cardiac

output is:

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Cardiac Output and Blood Pressure

• Cardiac output directly influences blood

pressure. Thus,

– When either SV or HR increase, blood

pressure increases

– When either SV or HR decrease, blood

pressure decreases

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Distribution of Pulmonary Blood Flow

• Gravity

• Cardiac output

• Pulmonary vascular resistance

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GRAVITY

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Distribution of Pulmonary Blood Flow

Fig. 5-16. Distribution of

pulmonary blood flow. In

the upright lung, blood flow

steadily increases from the

apex to the base.

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Distribution of Pulmonary Blood Flow

Fig. 5-17. Blood flow

normally moves into the

gravity-dependent areas of

the lungs. Erect (A), supine

(B), lateral (C), upside-down

(D).

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Distribution of Pulmonary Blood Flow

Fig. 5-18. Relationship

between gravity, alveolar

pressure, pulmonary arterial

pressure, and pulmonary

venous pressure in different

zones.

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Determinants of Cardiac Output

• Ventricular Preload

• Ventricular Afterload

• Myocardial Contractility

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Ventricular Preload

• Ventricular preload

– Degree to which the myocardial fiber is

stretched prior to contraction (end-diastole)

• Within limits, the more myocardial fiber

is stretched during diastole (preload),

the more strongly it will contract

during systole

– Thus, the greater myocardial contractility

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Ventricular Preload Reflected In . . .

• Ventricular end-diastolic pressure (VEDP)

– which, in essence, reflects the . . .

• Ventricular end-diastolic volume (VEDV)

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Ventricular Preload

• As the VEDV increases or decreases . . .

the VEDP . . . and, therefore, the cardiac

output . . . increases or decreases,

respectively.

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Frank-Starling Curve

Fig. 5-19. Frank-Starling

curve.

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Appendix V—Cardiopulmonary Profile

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Ventricular Afterload

• Ventricular afterload is defined as the

force against which the ventricles must

work to pump blood

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Ventricular Afterload Directly Influenced By:

• Volume and viscosity of blood ejected

• Peripheral vascular resistance

• Total cross-sectional areas of the

vascular space into which blood

is ejected

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Ventricular Afterload

• Arterial systolic blood pressure best

reflects the ventricular afterload

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Ventricular Afterload

• Blood pressure (BP) is a function of

cardiac output (CO) times the systemic

vascular resistance (SVR)

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Myocardial Contractility

• Regarded as the force generated by the

myocardium when the ventricular muscle

fibers shorten

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Myocardial Contractility

• In general, when the contractility of the

heart increases or decreases

– Cardiac output increases or decreases

respectively

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Myocardial Contractility

• Positive inotropism

– Increase in myocardial contractility

• Negative inotropism

– Decrease in myocardial contractility

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Vascular Resistance

• Circulatory resistance is approximated by

dividing the mean arterial pressure (MAP)

by the cardiac output (CO)

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Vascular Resistance

• In general, when the vascular resistance

increases:

– Blood pressure increases

– In turn increases ventricular afterload

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ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

MECHANISMS

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ACTIVE MECHANISMS

AFFECTING VASCULAR

RESISTANCE

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Active Mechanisms—Vascular Constriction (↑ Resistance)

• Abnormal Blood Gases

– ↓ PO2 (Hypoxia)

– ↑ PCO2 (Hypercapnia)

– ↓ pH (Acidemia)

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Active Mechanisms—Vascular Constriction (↑ Resistance)

• Pharmacologic Stimulation

– Epinephrine

– Norepinephrine

– Dobutamine

– Dopamine

– Phenylephrine

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Active Mechanisms—Vascular Dilation (↑ Resistance)

• Pharmacologic Stimulation

– Oxygen

– Isoproterenol

– Aminophylline

– Calcium-channel blocking

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Active Mechanisms—Vascular Dilation (↑ Resistance)

• Pathologic Conditions

– Vessel blockage/obstruction

– Vessel wall disease

– Vessel destruction

– Vessel compression

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PASSIVE MECHANISMS

AFFECTING VASCULAR

RESISTANCE

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Passive Mechanisms—Vascular Dilation (↑ Resistance)

• ↑ Pulmonary arterial pressure

• ↑ Left atrial pressure

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Pulmonary Arterial Pressure

Fig. 5-20. Increased mean

pulmonary arterial pressure

decreases pulmonary

vascular resistance.

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Pulmonary Vascular Resistance

Fig. 5-21. Schematic drawing

of the mechanisms that may

be activated to decrease

pulmonary vascular

resistance when the mean

pulmonary artery pressure

increases.

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Passive Mechanisms—Vascular Constriction (↑ Resistance)

• ↑ Lung volume (extreme)

• ↓ Lung volume

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Pulmonary Vessels During Inspiration

Fig. 5-22. Schematic

illustration of pulmonary

vessels during inspiration.

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Pulmonary Vascular Resistance

Fig. 5-23. Schematic drawing

of the extra-alveolar ―corner

vessels‖ found at the junction

of the alveolar septa.

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Pulmonary Vascular Resistance

Fig. 5-24. PVR is lowest

near the FRC and increases

at both high and low lung

volumes.

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Passive Mechanisms—Vascular Dilation (↑ Resistance)

• ↑ Blood volume

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Passive Mechanisms—Vascular Constriction (↑ Resistance)

• ↑ Blood viscosity

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Effects of Active and Passive Mechanisms on

Vascular Resistance

Table 5-4.

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Effects of Active and Passive Mechanisms on

Vascular Resistance

↑ RESISTANCE ↓ RESISTANCE

(VASCULAR (VASCULAR

CONSTRICTION) DILATION)

ACTIVE MECHANISMS

Pharmacologic Stimulations

Epinephrine X

Norepinephrine X

Dobutamine X

Dopamine X

Phenylephrine

Oxygen X

Isoproterenol X

Aminophylline X

Calcium-channel blocking agents X

Table 5-4.

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Effects of Active and Passive Mechanisms on

Vascular Resistance

↑ RESISTANCE ↓ RESISTANCE

(VASCULAR (VASCULAR

CONSTRICTION) DILATION)

ACTIVE MECHANISMS

Pathologic Conditions

Vessel blockage/obstruction X

Vessel wall disease X

Vessel destruction X

Vessel compression X

Table 5-4.

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Effects of Active and Passive Mechanisms on

Vascular Resistance

↑ RESISTANCE ↓ RESISTANCE

(VASCULAR (VASCULAR

CONSTRICTION) DILATION)

PASSIVE MECHANISMS

Pathologic Conditions

↑ Pulmonary arterial pressure X

↑ Left atrial pressure X

↑ Lung volume (extreme) X

↓ Lung volume X

↑ Blood volume X

↑ Blood viscosity X

Table 5-4.

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Clinical Application 1 Discussion

• How did this case illustrate …

– Activation of the baroreceptor reflex?

– Hypovolemia and how it relates to preload?

– Negative transmural pressure?

– Effects of gravity on blood flow?

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Clinical Application 2 Discussion

• How did this case illustrate …

– Ventricular afterload?

– Ventricular contractility?

– Ventricular preload?

– Transmural pressure?