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LEARNING ISSUES
Why are pulmonary vascular pressures lower than
systemic pressures?
What are the functions & peculiarities of pulmonary
circulation
Discuss regional blood flow distribution and the lung
zones that exist in the upright, human lung.
Describe how the pulmonary capillaries maintain fluid
balance. (Starlings Hypothesis as it applies to the Lungs).
PULMONARY
CAPILLARY
NETWORK
PULMONARY CIRCULATION
Less
smooth muscles
Multiple
anastomoses in capillaries
PP=17mmHg
Pulmonary Capillary:- 7 mmHg
Pulmonary Vein & Lt. atrium:-
mmHg
2 mmHg
Pulmonary Blood volume: 450 ml (9% of CO)
Acts as a reservoir
70 ml is in capillaries
Rest is equally divided in arteries & veins
Hypoxia causes VC
EXIAFFECT OF HYPO
8 mmHg
Distance
30cm
EFFECT OF EXERCISE
Blood
Causes
Left
Mitral
valve diseases
Damage
Hypoxia
at high altitude
Study material
Guyton 11th edition, Chap. 38
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