Unit 1.

2:

There are three types of fluid

associated with the circulatory
system:

Fluids!

Contents of Blood

1. Blood
2.
3.
Blood is the medium of transport
for all of the different things that
our cells need to function.
Label this diagram of the cardiovascular system, indicating what each structure
is (in squares), and what pressure each structures blood will be at:

How is Tissue Fluid Made?

Tissue fluid is the liquid that

allowing for transport between the
blood and cells. This transport occurs
via
.
walls are
partially permeable, allowing some
things to pass from the blood to the
tissue. This is a key factor in the
formation of tissue fluid.
Tissue fluid is formed due to an
interplay of:
1.

What is the main source of

hydrostatic pressure?

Hydrostatic pressure forces

fluid out of the capillaries,
through
in their walls.
A small hydrostatic pressure in the tissue forces some fluid back into the
capillaries, but there is a net
ward movement of fluids. Outline some
things that move with the fluid, and some things that do not.
MOVES WITH FLUID
(TOO BIG!)

DOES NOT MOVE WITH FLUID

Why is the blood within the

capillaries of a more negative
water potential than the fluid
outside?

Water moves down the water

potential gradient and

Fluid movement is a net figure

calculated by subtracting water
potential effects from hydrostatic
pressure.
Hydrostatic pressure is much
greater at the
of the capillary, meaning that net
fluid movement changes along

Fluid moving out of the

capillaries forms the
tissue fluid. Some of this
is eventually
reabsorbed.
There is a net
of fluid from the arterial
end of capillaries, and a
net
at the venous end.

Note that not all fluid

passes back into the
capillaries.
The net excess is
drained into vessels of
the
-this fluid is now known
as

Lymph passes through the lymphatic

system and drains back into the
Lymph contains
(type of white blood cell) which are
made in
Lymphocytes are part of the
and help to filter out foreign material
from the lymph.

CONSOLIDATION TABLE
- Complete the table to show the relative amounts of each
thing within each of
the three fluid types.
Blood

Tissue Fluid

Lymph

Erythrocytes
Lymphocytes
Plasma Proteins

Oxygen
Carbon dioxide

Questions:
1. The heart of a person suffering from heart failure is very inefficient. What do you
think the effects would be on that persons blood pressure?

2. How would low blood pressure affect the formation of tissue fluid? Explain your
answer.

3. When removing breast cancer tumours, there is a risk of damaging the lymphatic
drainage of in the arm. What do you think the result of such damage would be?
Explain your answer.