BIOB32H3 Lecture : Lecture notes
14 Mar 2012
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1) batch reactor one opening for digestion and excretion. Esophagus just passes food, not a lot of musculature. Venous side of the system is a reservoir - 50% or so, of blood. Venous system is elastic and can adjust the volume in arterial system. It has lower pressure, coming from less muscular part of heart, as opposed to systemic circulation. Lymphatic system is involved in uptake of fatty acids. Circ. system in general has thick and elastic walls to sustain the high pressure. The average heme group will have more oxygen bound. Active tissues are hotter than inactive, so they need more oxygen. Atp and gtp in fishes because there"s no atp production in our. Anemia does not really mean increase in p50 value, only change in total carrying capacity. Birds redesign how gases flow through their respiratory systems. Air sacs inflate/deflate at different times so as to allow a constant flow of air.
