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Cardiovascular Function
Regulation of Systemic Arterial Pressure
Neural regulation
Humoral regulation
Autoregulation
Long term and short term
regulation of BP
Neural Regulation
Contraction ↓
Parasympathetic Conduction ↓
Heart rate ↓
b. Cadiovascular Center
basic center, a
source of tonic
activity for
cardiovascular
system.
c. Cardiovascular Reflexes
Baroreceptor reflex
Sensors
The carotid sinus
Swellings in internal carotid artery
wall
Glossopharyngeal nerve to
cardiovascular center in medulla
Maintains normal BP in the brain
The aortic arch
Receptors in wall of ascending aorta
Vagus nerve to cardiovascular
center
Maintains general systemic BP
Control
Baroreceptors
Vagus nerve
summary
Vascular center
Heart
Source:
• Adrenal gland
• sympathetic terminals.
Binding receptors:
∀α & β
Circulating Epinephrine Causes:
(β 1 adrenoreceptor mediated)
Vasoconstriction in most systemic
arteries and veins
( α adrenoreceptors)
Vasodilatation in muscle and liver
vasculatures (β 2-adrenoceptor)
Circulating Norepinephrine Causes:
(β 1 adrenoreceptor mediated)
Vasoconstriction occurs
(α adrenoreceptors )
b. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone
System
Renin
Angiotensin
Aldosterone
Functions of Angiotensin
baroreceptors
Hypertension
Obesity
Diabetes
Heart failure
Atherosclerosis