Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Circulation and Excretion
Circulation and Excretion
CIRCULATION
SS
AND
EXCRETION
R
A
RM
PA
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
C
-
Pumping organ: pumps
blood to cells
SS
R
A
Pacemaker: Artificial Heart
O rich blood: bright red :To measure arterial blood pressure : Sphygmomanometer is used
. CO rich blood: dark red
RM
Lungs
M
#
Largest vein -
Largest artery
Pulmonary artery
-
(right) longer
-
I
-
-
PA
Collects blood
Sinoatrial node 5
↓
initiates heartbeat
↓
W &
Because of aorta ↑
I ↓
Largest artery Septum (dividing wall
J
J E
Pumps blood
The human heart pumps blood
between left and right
Largest vein
Carries blood from heart to
part of heart)
different parts of the body
superior vena cava
(Il Lungs
=E
pulmonary vein
deoxygenated Right Left
blood
C
Atrium Atrium
SS
Ventricle Ventricle
inferior vena cava
pulmonary artery
-
When heart contracts: systole 120 mm of Hg (if more than this, then
>
high BP)
~
Discovery: Karl Landsteiner Aortic
Universal donor: O- Tricuspid
C
Universal acceptor: AB+
by YM Bhendel#
SS
Bombay blood 1952, Bombay): Lacks H antigen on RBCs, have anti-H in the
serum i.e. cannot take blood from anyone
Systole: Contractions
I
Diastole: Relaxation
*
Given B+ blood
R ↑
Rh is derived from the use of blood of
rhesus monkeys in the basic test for
determining the presence of Rh antigen
Pacemaker:
in humanArtificial
blood heart
A
A+-
B+ Rh factor is a protein on the surface of
↓=
RBCs
RM
+E.
C
Basic unit of kidney: Nephron
(specialised cells)
Gaseous eg: Liquid eg: by skin (sweating)
Millions of nephron present in one
SS
by lungs
kidney
Deoxygenated blood
!"
2 ureters, sends - Cortex Medulla Pelvis
RM
wastes to urinary
blood
C
nutrients/urea C
↓
SS
Nephron: removes
R
A
- Colour: Yellow
RM
Urine component:
-
This colour comes from -
liver cells are made of kupffer
Water: 95% urochrome/urobilin, a
cells
I
I
Kidney stone made of: Calcium oxalate
PA
-
When both kidney malfunctions: Dialysis is done
-
↓
Artificial process to remove the
waste from blood
↑ Large bean-shaped lymphoid organ in human body: Spleen (lymphoid
organ)
Swollen bluish veins resulting from valves that do not close properly:
: C
Varicose veins
SS
of blood