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ADH RAA Aldosterone
how blood pressure is maintained.
| Hint | Answer |
|---|---|
| blood pressure control | blood pressure is controlled by vasoconstriction/vasodilation/baroreceptors and the RAA aldosterone negitive feedback loop |
| baroreceptors | found in the arch of the aorta and the cartoid bodies |
| a drop in blood pressure | is detected by the baroreceptors |
| the baroreceptors | send a message to the cardiovascular centre in the brain (MEDULLA OBLONGATA) |
| these messages | cause an increase in sympathetic activity causing the heart to speed up |
| heart speeds up | vasoconstriction occurs and blood pressure will be raised |
| RAA &aldosterone (adh) | RENIN ANGIOTENTIN ALDOSTERONE MECHANISM |
| decreased BP | detected by the aterial pressure in the kidney |
| baroreceptors in the JGA juxtaglomerula apparatus in the kidney | secrete renin into the blood |
| renin converts | angiotensinogen to angiotentsin 1 |
| angiotenstin 1 turns to | angiotensin 2 |
| this causes 2 things to happen | vasoconstriction in the ateries of the kidney to maintain normal pressure in the kidney |
| and secondly | angiotensin 2 stimulates the adrenal cortex to increase aldosterone secretion by the adrenal gland |
| = more sodium and therfore more water are | reabsorbed into the blood |
| causing | an increase in blood volume |
| therefore | blood pressure will increase |
| ADH= | anti duiretic hormone |
| reduced blood volume | detected by osmoreceptors in the posterior pituritary gland |
| posterior pituritary | releases an increased ammount of ADH |
| causing | an increased permiability in the distal convoluted tubule in the kidney therefore blood volume will increase therefore blood pressure will increase. |