HN320 Lecture Notes - Fetal Hemoglobin, Varicose Veins, Altitude Training
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Tuesday, february 12, 2013: blood, blood flow & blood pressure. Platelets = pieces of cells (not whole cells) Oxygen is dissolved in the plasma as well. Diabetic coma when the brain gets starved of glucose (seen with diabetes mellitus) Lipids can be stored as triglycerides, transported as fatty acids. Most ammonia is converted to urea emptied during urination. Ammonia is not organic but derived from organic molecules. Trace elements and vitamins are also present in the body. Main gases = co2 and o2, trace levels of co (metabolic by-product) Albumin could be a limiting factor for kidney filtration acts as a slow release compound, having various drugs and hormones attached to it. The albumin act as a means of transport for these chemical messengers and drugs. Globulin form the antibodies critical for immune systems to develop a memory to invaders of the body. Platelets are involved in initiating the clotting process. Rbc contain hemoglobin transport o2 and some co2.
