(Netter Basic Science) Frank H. Netter - Atlas of Human Anatomy-Elsevier (2018)

General Organization of the Cardiovascular System
Volume distribution
Distribution of vascular resistance
Lungs (9%)
Brain:
Q = 13%
VO2 = 21%
Small arteries
and arterioles (47%)
Small arteries
and arterioles (8%)
Veins (64%)
Capillaries (5%)
Lungs
Capillaries (27%) Large arteries (19%)
Heart in diastole (7%)
Large arteries (7%)
Pulmonary arterial pressure: 25/10 mm Hg
(mean pressure 15 mm Hg)
Liver and gastrointestinal
tract:
Q = 24%
VO2 = 23%
RA
RV
LA
LV
Aortic pressure: 120/80 mm Hg
(mean pressure 95 mm Hg)
Coronary
circulation:
Q = 4%
VO2 = 11%
Veins (7%)
Low-pressure system
(reservoir function)
Skeletal
muscle:
Q = 21%
VO2 = 27%
High-pressure system
(supply function)
Kidney:
Q = 20%
VO2 = 7%
Skin and other
organs:
Q = 18%
VO2 = 11%
Q = blood flow per minute
VO2= oxygen used per minute
Plate BP 14
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