BIOL 2P97 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mean Arterial Pressure, Vascular Resistance, Baroreflex

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Flow into the arteries depends on cardiac output on its changes. Flow out of the arteries depends on resistance in the arterioles eg. if flow into arteries is > than flow out of arteries map will increase. So the radius is the primary factor that resistance determined by: determines. Resistance to flow varies with radius to the power of 4. So if the radius is reduced by it increases 16 times 1/(1/2)^4. Even small changes in the radius of an arteriole creases a big change to the resistance of blood flow. Local control at the level of the tissue. Several molecules released by the vascular endothelial cells affect whether the arteriole constricts or dilates. One of these molecules is carbon dioxide (co2) is released as a product of metabolism, increased metabolism means that the tissues need more o2 to maintain the metabolic demand. As a result increase in co2 dilates arterioles allowing for increased oxygenated blood to the tissues.

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