KINE 1P90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Blood Pressure, Hemorheology, Ultimate Tensile Strength

• School: Brock University
• Department: Physical Education and Kinesiology
• Course: KINE 1P90
• Professor: Klentrou Panagiota

Document Summary

Arteries, arterioles, and capillaries that transport blood from the heart to the tissues. Capillaries venules and veins that transport blood back to the heart. Blood is consistently reconditioned so composition remains relatively constant o o o. Reconditioning organs receive more blood than needed for metabolic needs. Blood flow to other organs (skeletal muscle) serves only to meet their metabolic needs, and. Kidneys eliminate waste and adjust water levels - therefore have highest blood flow in the body thus, it is adjusted to meet these metabolic needs at any given time. For example, the requirements of the muscle tissues during exercise can increase 15 to 25 times compared to resting levels o o. One organ that will never have blood taken away from it to benefit another part if the body is the brain. Only the absolute blood flow to the brain is kept constant.