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Undergraduate 3
03/22/2009

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Components of plasma
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91% water 9% proteins, ions, nutrients, waste products, gases, regulatory substances
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three proteins and basic function
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Albumin:reg water between blood and tissues & transport fatty acids  Globulin:  Transports lipids, carbs, hormones, ions, antibodies part of immune system of blood  Fibrinogen: formation of blood clots
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hamatopoisis or hemopoisis
Definition
process of blood cell production
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Stem Cells
Definition
All formed elements of blood derived from single population of cells
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RBCs found more in men than women.  Life cycle:
Definition
120 days in men 110 days in females
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production time of rbc
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four days
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two main examples of wbc
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Neutrophils, lymphocytes

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lysozymes
Definition
destroy bacteria, secreted by neutrophils
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general blood cell counts
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rbc: 5 mill/microliter, wbc: 7k/microliter, platlete:  300k/microliter

 

so RBC, platelet, wbc

Term
pericardium
Definition
fibrous sac surrounds heart
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three levels of the heart
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epicardium (smooth outer), myocardium (muscle resp for contracting), endocardium (smooth inner)
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left and right coronary arteries
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left branches into three, right looks like it does not branch, maybe branches into two... lft ant desc, lft marg art, circumflex art (for left)
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oops right coronary artery does branch
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right marg, post interventricular
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  atrioventricular canals
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openings for blood between respective atria/ventricles
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interventricular septum
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between two
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Atherosclerosis

Definition

deposition of plaque on walls

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three parts of aorta
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ascending aorta, aortic arch, descending aorta
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