Unit 1.2: Fluids!

There are three types of fluid associated

with the circulatory system: 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 structure’s 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.

2.
 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 DOES NOT MOVE WITH FLUID (TOO BIG!)

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 the capillaries.

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 the capillary.
 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 person’s 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.