BIO210Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Myeloid Tissue, Progenitor Cell, Circulatory System

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Cardiovascular system: composed of pump, conducting tubes, fluid. Heart (pump) pumps blood, maintains bp. Blood vessels (tubes) transport blood around the body. Arteries: carry oxygenated blood from heart to capillaries. Veins: carry deoxygenated blood from capillaries to heart. Capillaries: permit diffusion between blood and interstitial fluids. Blood (fluid) distributes oxygen, carbon dioxide, and blood cells; delivery of nutrients and hormones; transport of waste products; temperature regulation; defense against disease: functions of blood include. Transport of dissolved gases, nutrients, metabolic wastes and hormones; Regulation of ph and ion composition of interstitial fluids. Defense against pathogens and toxins prevention of fluid loss at sites of injury. Hematology: study of blood, blood-forming tissues, and blood disorders, multiple tests performed that focus in rbcs. Number of rbcs per l of whole blood. Production of rbcs: formed elements develop in red bone marrow by the process of hemopoiesis/hematopoiesis, hemocytoblasts. Give rise to all formed elements in blood. Hsc divisions 2 types of stem cells.

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