KIN 2500 Chapter : KIN INTERSESSION 2500 CHAPTER 12 NOTES
15 Mar 2019
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Introduction: the cardiovascular system consists of three interrelated components, blood transports various substances, helps regulate several life processes, and affords tissue, interstitial fluid, blood transports oxygen into the lungs, blood then transports the wastes to various organs. Functions of blood: transportation, hormones, oxygen, nutrients, regulation, ph, body temperature, protection, against disease, against excessive blood loss. Blood plasma: plasma is about 91. 5% water and 8. 5% solutes, most of solutes are proteins which are mostly created in our liver heptatocytes that produces those blood proteins, plasma proteins specific to our blood. Certain blood cells develop into plasma cells that produce gamma globulins, an important type of globulin, also called antibodies(able to attack something foreign to body antibody/antigen complex) or immunoglobulins: other solutes in plasma. Prothrombin activator (rupture of blood vessel) (catalyze) prothrombin thrombin makes fibrinogen makes fibrin fibers vein), stick a baby in the heel. Vinapuncture drawing blood, take it out of veins (median cubidal.
