BSC 1086C Lecture 4: Chapter 20 Notes- Blood Flow through Tissues, Organs, and Systems

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Chapter 20 notes- blood flow through tissues, organs, and systems. Blood flow (tissue perfusion) is involved in: delivery of o2 and nutrients to, and removal of wastes from, tissue cells, gas exchange (lungs, absorption of nutrients (digestive tract, urine formation (kidneys) Rate of flow is precisely the right amount to provide for proper function. Changes as it travels through the systemic circulation. Is inversely related to the total cross-sectional area, i. e. , the larger the cross- sectional are a the slower the blood flow. Is fastest in the aorta, slowest in the capillaries, increases again in veins. Slow capillary flow allows adequate time for exchange between blood and tissues. Blood flow to each tissue has to be regulated depending on the actual needs of the tissue at the moment. Automatic adjustment of blood flow to each tissue in proportion to its requirements at any given point in time. Is controlled intrinsically by modifying the diameter of local arterioles feeding the capillaries.

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