PSL301H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin, Mean Corpuscular Volume, Oncotic Pressure
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In china, blood ow was linked to energy and a diagnostic clue for illness, they learned to recognize variations in pulse: did not bleed patients because they knew that it was important in the body. Venesection and leeching was popular in america. Blood is a connective tissue that is composed of cellular elements suspended in a. Blood is the circulating portion of the extracellular compartment. Total blood volume in a 70kg man is 7% of his total body weight (4. 9kg = 5l approx) Whole blood is formed from plasma (46-63%) and formed elements (37-54%) Water is the main component of plasma - about 92% of it"s weight: proteins 7%, 1% is the dissolved organic molecules, ions, trace elements, o2 and. Identical in composition to interstitial uid except for the presence of plasma proteins: albumins are 60% of the proteins > major contributor. Saturday, january 7, 2017: 9 other proteins.
