PHYL2001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mean Arterial Pressure, Pulmonary Artery, Pulmonary Vein
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Diastolic pressure = lowest systemic arterial pressure during diastole. Systolic pressure = highest systemic arterial pressure during systole. Blood pressure = systemic arterial pressure as systolic/diastolic. Pulse pressure = the di erence between systolic and diastolic pressure. = top and bottom di erence (of blood pressure) - easier to remember. Mean arterial pressure (map) = arterial pressure averaged over the cardiac cycle. = formula shown in box (map = diastolic pressure + 1/3 of the di erence between s and d) It is the driving pressure of circulation. Mvp is close to 0 (at most a few mmhg) To generate a ow need pressure di in a and v. Blood ows from high to low pressure. Flow through the vascular system = produced by the di erence of pressure from arterial to venous blood! Because there is 5l of blood in body. = it is the amount of blood pumped by the heart each minute.
