The blood comes from the body's reservoirs:

• spleen (mostly erythrocytes) [1]
• liver [2]
• veins (probably the most important blood resevoir as they contain 50-60 % of the volume) [3]

In pathological situations, if hypovolemia occurs, blood can also come from:

• splachnic vascular bed [5]

But what attracts the blood into the muscle? The phenomenon is called active hyperemia:

Active hyperemia is the increase in organ blood flow (hyperemia) that is associated with increased metabolic activity of an organ or tissue. An example of active hyperemia is the increase in blood flow that accompanies muscle contraction, which is also called exercise or functional hyperemia in skeletal muscle. Blood flow increases because the increased oxygen consumption of during muscle contraction stimulates the production of vasoactive substances that dilate the resistance vessels in the skeletal muscle [4].

References:

1. The human spleen as an erythrocyte reservoir in diving-related interventions. Kurt Espersen, Hans Frandsen, Torben Lorentzen, Inge-Lis Kanstrup, Niels J. Christensen. Journal of Applied PhysiologyMay 2002,92(5)2071-2079;DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00055.2001
2. Lautt WW, Greenway CV. Hepatic venous compliance and role of liver as a blood reservoir. Am. J. Physiol. 1976 Aug;231(2):292-5. PubMed PMID: 961879.
3. Michael J. Gregory, Ph.D. The Circulatory System. Licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0
4. Richard E. Klabunde, PhD. Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts. Active Hyperemia. Available from http://www.cvphysiology.com/Blood%20Flow/BF005.htm (accessed 03.08.2014)
5. Blaber AP, Hinghofer-Szalkay H, Goswami N. Blood volume redistribution during hypovolemia. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2013 Jan;84(1):59-64. PubMed PMID: 23305001.

The blood comes from the body's reservoirs:

• spleen (mostly erythrocytes) [1]
• liver [2]
• veins (probably the most important blood resevoir as they contain 50-60 % of the volume) [3]

In pathological situations, if hypovolemia occurs, blood can also come from:

• splachnic vascular bed [5]

But what attracts the blood into the muscle? The phenomenon is called active hyperemia:

Active hyperemia is the increase in organ blood flow (hyperemia) that is associated with increased metabolic activity of an organ or tissue. An example of active hyperemia is the increase in blood flow that accompanies muscle contraction, which is also called exercise or functional hyperemia in skeletal muscle. Blood flow increases because the increased oxygen consumption of during muscle contraction stimulates the production of vasoactive substances that dilate the resistance vessels in the skeletal muscle [4].

References:

1. The human spleen as an erythrocyte reservoir in diving-related interventions. Kurt Espersen, Hans Frandsen, Torben Lorentzen, Inge-Lis Kanstrup, Niels J. Christensen. Journal of Applied PhysiologyMay 2002,92(5)2071-2079;DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00055.2001
2. Lautt WW, Greenway CV. Hepatic venous compliance and role of liver as a blood reservoir. Am. J. Physiol. 1976 Aug;231(2):292-5. PubMed PMID: 961879.
3. Michael J. Gregory, Ph.D. The Circulatory System. Licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0
4. Richard E. Klabunde, PhD. Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts. Active Hyperemia. Available from http://www.cvphysiology.com/Blood%20Flow/BF005.htm (accessed 03.08.2014)
5. Blaber AP, Hinghofer-Szalkay H, Goswami N. Blood volume redistribution during hypovolemia. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2013 Jan;84(1):59-64. PubMed PMID: 23305001.

The blood comes from the body's reservoirs:

• spleen (mostly erythrocytes) [1]
• liver [2]
• veins (probably the most important blood resevoir as they contain 50-60 % of the volume) [3]

But what attracts the blood into the muscle? The phenomenon is called active hyperemia:

Active hyperemia is the increase in organ blood flow (hyperemia) that is associated with increased metabolic activity of an organ or tissue. An example of active hyperemia is the increase in blood flow that accompanies muscle contraction, which is also called exercise or functional hyperemia in skeletal muscle. Blood flow increases because the increased oxygen consumption of during muscle contraction stimulates the production of vasoactive substances that dilate the resistance vessels in the skeletal muscle [4].

References:

1. The human spleen as an erythrocyte reservoir in diving-related interventions. Kurt Espersen, Hans Frandsen, Torben Lorentzen, Inge-Lis Kanstrup, Niels J. Christensen. Journal of Applied PhysiologyMay 2002,92(5)2071-2079;DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00055.2001
2. Lautt WW, Greenway CV. Hepatic venous compliance and role of liver as a blood reservoir. Am. J. Physiol. 1976 Aug;231(2):292-5. PubMed PMID: 961879.
3. Michael J. Gregory, Ph.D. The Circulatory System. Licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0
4. Richard E. Klabunde, PhD. Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts. Active Hyperemia. Available from http://www.cvphysiology.com/Blood%20Flow/BF005.htm (accessed 03.08.2014)

The blood comes from the body's reservoirs:

• spleen (mostly erythrocytes) [1]
• liver [2]
• veins (probably the most important blood resevoir as they contain 50-60 % of the volume) [3]

In pathological situations, if hypovolemia occurs, blood can also come from:

• splachnic vascular bed [5]

But what attracts the blood into the muscle? The phenomenon is called active hyperemia:

Active hyperemia is the increase in organ blood flow (hyperemia) that is associated with increased metabolic activity of an organ or tissue. An example of active hyperemia is the increase in blood flow that accompanies muscle contraction, which is also called exercise or functional hyperemia in skeletal muscle. Blood flow increases because the increased oxygen consumption of during muscle contraction stimulates the production of vasoactive substances that dilate the resistance vessels in the skeletal muscle [4].

References:

1. The human spleen as an erythrocyte reservoir in diving-related interventions. Kurt Espersen, Hans Frandsen, Torben Lorentzen, Inge-Lis Kanstrup, Niels J. Christensen. Journal of Applied PhysiologyMay 2002,92(5)2071-2079;DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00055.2001
2. Lautt WW, Greenway CV. Hepatic venous compliance and role of liver as a blood reservoir. Am. J. Physiol. 1976 Aug;231(2):292-5. PubMed PMID: 961879.
3. Michael J. Gregory, Ph.D. The Circulatory System. Licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0
4. Richard E. Klabunde, PhD. Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts. Active Hyperemia. Available from http://www.cvphysiology.com/Blood%20Flow/BF005.htm (accessed 03.08.2014)
5. Blaber AP, Hinghofer-Szalkay H, Goswami N. Blood volume redistribution during hypovolemia. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2013 Jan;84(1):59-64. PubMed PMID: 23305001.