ANP 1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Pulmonary Embolism, Humerus, Mitosis

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Anatomy and Physiology
• Course: ANP 1105
• Professor: John Copeland

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Heart: november 11th exam: sections 3, 4. 1, 4. 2! Slide 5: composition of blood: erythrocytes: not true cells , platelets: not a true cell either. Very important for maintaining homeostasis: blood is the body"s only uid tissue. small enough to t one rbc)! This blood ows to the lungs where it releases co2 and picks up o2 . For this course: only thing that we need to know is that leukocytes are formed cells. It is composed of liquid plasma and formed elements. Formed elements include: : erythrocytes, or red blood cells (rbcs)! Leukocytes, or white blood cells (wbcs): platelets, hematocrit the percentage of rbcs out of the total blood volume ! Suffering from leukaemia, or if you are ghting an infection. Slide 7: physical characteristics and volume: blood is a sticky, opaque uid with a metallic taste, colour varies from scarlet to dark red. It is thick and vicious as well: oxygenated: bright red, deoxygenated: dark red!