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BIO104 Cardiovasc

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Flow of blood BLUE - vena cava > right atrium > tricuspid valve > right ventricle > pulmonary valve > pulmonary arteries > LUNGS RED - pulmonary valve > left atrium > bicuspid valve > left ventricle > aortic valve > aorta
Function of blood - transports vital substances - maintains fluid levels with help of lymphatic system - distributes heat
Main parts of blood - plasma, liquid, make up 55% - erythrocytes (red blood cells), make up 45% - leukocytes (white blood cells), make up less than 1%
red blood cell counts - 4-6 million per microliter for men - 4-5 million per microliter for women
erythropoiesis - the process of making red blood cells, they're produced in red bone marrow in spongy bone
hematopoiesis - hematopoietic stem cells - creation of both red and white blood cells - lymphoid stem cells - make lymphocytes - myeloid stem cells - make white blood cells
anemia low red blood cell count -> low iron, low oxygen
sickle cell anemia increase in clotting, low oxygen
removal of damaged RBC - phagocytes and macrophages engulf them, lysosomes break them down, hemoglobin from decomposed cells converted to heme and globin heme - connected to bilirubin globin - converted to proteins
RBC cycle of life slide 16 on powerpoint, will be drag and drop on test
white blood cells defense mechanism
WBC diapedesis movement through a capillary wall
types of WBC granulocytes - have granular cytoplasm ---neutrophils ---eosinophils ---basophils agranularcytes - no grain in cytoplasm ---monocytes ---lymphocytes
WBC counts 3,000-10,000 per microliter
platelets (thrombocytes) repairs damage to blood vessels
plasma 92% water, transplats nutrients and gasses
hemostasis how you stop bleeding, platelet plug, positive feedback loop
two veins/arteries carotid, coronary
major artery of neck occipital
major artery of brain middle cerebral
major vessels of the arterial system axillary, illiac, celiac
major arteries of brain, head, and neck verterbral
major veins of upper limb and shoulder radial, ulnar, brachial,
what percent of blood is in veins 75%
pulmonary veins go in what direction horizontal
epicardium thin outer layer of heart
myocardium cardiac muscle
endocardium inside lining of chambers
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