3. Physiology
        3.2. Cardiovascular
            3.2.4. Regulatory mechanisms
3.2.4.2. Regulation of peripheral blood flow

Regulation of peripheral blood flow

Intrinsic (local control)

Autoregulation

1. Myogenic mechanism

2. Metabolic mechanism

Local mediators

Vasodilation

Vasoconstriction

Epithelial-related factors

Vasodilation

Vasoconstriction

Extrinsic (systemic control) by hormone

Vasodilator hormone

Vasoconstrictor hormone

Extrinsic (systemic control) by neural factors

Vasodilation

Vasoconstriction

Factors affecting vasomotor centre

A. Directly stimulated by

(Presumably directly on RVLM)

B. Excitatory inputs

C. Inhibitory inputs

D. Other factors

 

 

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