HRMT 326 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Autopsy, Blood Plasma, Synovial Fluid

• School: Athabasca University
• Department: Human Resource Management
• Course: HRMT 326
• Professor: Dr .G

Document Summary

Hormone producing glands and cells in several other organs. Regulates body activities by releasing hormones ( chemical messengers transported in blood from endocrine gland or tissue to target organ. Includes the pineal gland, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid glands, adrenal gland, pancreas, ovaries and testes. Returns proteins and fluid from blood, carrie lipids from gi tract to blood, contains sites of maturation and proliferation of b and t ells that protect against disease causing microbes. Includes lymphatic fluid and vessels: spleen, thymus, lymph nodes and tonsils. Cells that carry out immune response such as b and t cells. The heart carries blood, blood carries o2 and nutrients to cells and co2 and waste away from cells. Blood components help defeat against disease and repair damaged blood vessels. Transport o2 and co2, helps regulate acid-base balance of body fluids; air flowing out of lungs through vocal cords produces sounds.