KNR 180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Humerus, Central Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System

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Most life-threatening conditions affect the respiratory, circulatory, and nervous systems. Most important and sensitive organs: brain, lungs, heart, spinal cord. Death will result in about 4 to 6 minutes if the body"s oxygen supply is cut off. Oxygen from air is made available to the blood through the respiratory system. Respiration: the passage of air into and out of the lungs: inhalation is breathing in, exhalation is breathing out. Ventilation: a mechanical process that alternately increases and decreases the size of the chest cavity. Infants and children: smaller respiratory structures, easily obstructed airways, tongues take up more space in the mouth, more flexible trachea. Platelets (essential for blood clot formation: liquid portion. Plasma (90% water, carries food materials and waste materials) Thursday, january 19, 2017: pumps blood through the vessels, about the size of a man"s clenched fist, shaped like a pear, located in the left center of the chest. Blood vessels: capillaries: a network of extremely fine vessels.

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