KINE 2011 Lecture Notes - Heart Valve, Pulmonary Artery, Pulmonary Circulation
29 Mar 2014
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1. plasma ( liquid water , few proteins in it 55% of the total) 2. red blood cells (45% of the total; % of hematocrit ; 3. buffy coat (platelets, white blood cells , very small portion ) Immunological agents (things that fight infection: regulates temperature. The way we get rid of increase in temp, is by taking blood from our core and putting it to our skin and allowing it to interact with environment to cool off. Heart is the central pump of everything; we have 2 systems. Pulmonary: when the blood goes from the heart into the lungs and becomes oxygenated comes back to the heart and gets sent rest to the body. Arteries take blood away from heart, veins bring blood back to the heart. Arterial system: oxygenated blood comes from the lungs, into the left side of the heart; it goes out through aorta into the arteries.
