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The Circulatory System
The Circulatory System
The Circulatory System
Case 1:
Your friend hits you up saying he needs your help to handle some
business. Being the ride or die that you are, you dont question him
about the situation. He tells you to go to the store and buy the
following items and report to the house. A bag of Doritos, a battery, a
coffee cup with lid, a bottle of water and some aluminum foil. You
purchase the items asap and head over to his place. Once you get there
he explains that somebody has been messing with his money and hes
not having it.
Heart
Lungs***
Arteries
These vessels carry blood away
from the heart.
For the most part, they all carry
oxygenated blood. There is one
exception.
They tend to have thicker walls
than veins.
Veins
Carry blood back to the heart.
Most likely deoxygenated blood,
except for one particular vein.
Have thinner walls than arteries.
Capillaries
Have very thin walls, usually a
few cells wide.
Blood moves the slowest in
capillaries when compared to
arteries and veins.
This is where exchange of blood
cell components occur.
Oxygen unloading
Molecule unloading
Waste loading
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is one of the main
components of RBCs.
Its function is to bind and
transport oxygen in the body.
Hemoglobin is made of 4 iron
binding domains.
Each domain binds 1 molecule of
oxygen.
Platelets
Fragments of cells that aid in
blood clotting.
Blood clot in a vessel is known as
a thrombus.
Vasodilation
Blood Pressure
When taking blood pressure, we use the Brachial Artery which is at
the same height as the heart.
There are two tools used.
Sphygmomanometer (Blood Pressure Cuff)
Stethoscope
Hemophilia
Anemia
Angina
Atherosclerosis
Normal Art.
Diabetic Artery