BIOL 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Blood Pressure, Pulmonary Circulation, Cardiac Output

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Topic 4: circulatory system blood flow, blood pressure & capillary dynamics. Topics 1, 2 and 3 form the foundation for the information presented here in topic 4. If you have any questionsabout the previous material, please ask. Subtopics covered in topic 4 include: blood flow, blood pressure and capillary dynamics. Blood flow is the volume (in milliliters or liters) of blood that flows through a particular part of the circulatory system in a given time (usually one minute). Blood flow to the entire system either the tissues of the body or the alveoli of the lungs is equal to cardiac output. A typical resting cardiac output, and blood flow through the lungs and through the tissues, is around 5 l/min. Normally the flow through the pulmonary and systemic circulations are equal. That is not to say that the total volume of blood in the systemic circulation and pulmonary circulation are equal.

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