BIOC34H3 Lecture 1: Lecture 1 Notes

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Cardiac output = amount of blood pumped out of the heart per unit of time. It is a function of heart rate, and stroke volume = volume of blood pumped per beat. All of the cardiovascular regulatory systems have one critical function to prevent blood pressure from falling too low. High blood pressure will kill, but will take years; low blood pressure will kill in minutes because organs are critically sensitive to low oxygen levels. We can calculate blood pressure by multiplying cardiac output by peripheral resistance: the resistance to blood flow within the circulatory system. This resistance occurs primarily in small vessels, particularly small arteries called arterioles. All adjustments that occur in the cardiovascular system can affect one or more of three variables (hr, sv, pr) with the goal of keeping blood pressure levels up. Blood volume (bv) is a fourth variable that can affect blood pressure.

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