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Advan. Physiol. Edu. 277: 164S-173S, 1999;
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Vol. 277, Issue 6, S164-S173, 12-1-99

LEARNING THE REGULATION OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD FLOW

Harvey V. Sparks

Students can learn a great deal about the peripheral circulation when teaching is based on five building blocks: hemodynamic principles, neurohumoral control, and three elements of local control of blood flow (metabolic, myogenic, and paracrine). Study of a particular special circulation starts with the application of these building blocks in the context of the function of that tissue. For example, control of skin blood flow is largely concerned with regulation of body temperature (neurohumoral control) and the response to injury (paracrine control). Regulation of coronary blood flow is almost entirely a matter of meeting the metabolic needs of the myocardium (metabolic control). By mixing and matching the five building blocks and keeping in mind the special functions of a particular tissue, students can master the peripheral circulation efficiently.AM. J. PHYSIOL. 277 (ADV. PHYSIOL. EDUC. 22): S164-S173, 1999.






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