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    Cardiovascular System: Blood Purpose Explain why you did this lab and what if any safety precautions needed to be followed. The purpose of this exercise is to gain knowledge and become familiar with the components of blood and blood cells. In order to do this‚ a prepared slide as well as a slide using my own blood were used. The different types of cells along with antigen-antibody

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    University of Phoenix Material Animations: The Cardiovascular System Hemopoiesis After viewing the animation‚ answer these questions. 1. Hemopoiesis is the process of blood cell formation‚ which occurs primarily in the red bone marrow. 2. Hemopoiesis begins with undifferentiated cells called hemocytoblasts. 3. These stem cells give rise to many different cell types that make up the cellular elements of blood. 4. What types of hormones influence the differentiation of

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    The cardiovascular system The cardiovascular system is a system that is able to transport things such as nutrients through the body in order for them to reach their destinations. The cardiovascular system is made up of our hearts‚ our blood vessels‚ arteries‚ veins and capillaries and our blood. The system is also linked to the respiratory system. The heart The heart is the size of a closed fist‚ this can be located in the thoracic cavity. The thoracic cavity is a chamber of the body that is between

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    18: The Cardiovascular System: The Heart You should be able to speak intelligently to all of these‚ but the bolded objectives are test material. Objectives Heart Anatomy 1. Describe the size‚ shape‚ location‚ and orientation of the heart in the thorax. 2. Name the coverings of the heart. 3. Describe the structure and function of each of the three layers of the heart wall. 4. Describe the structure and functions of the four heart chambers. Name each chamber and provide

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    Cardiovascular System Worksheet (There are two pages to this worksheet!) NAME: John‚ Due Complete the following steps: Login to ADAM and view the following clinical animations: Heartbeat Cardiac Conduction System Electrocardiogram interactive Blood Pressure Answer the following questions. Save your answers as a Word document and submit to the week 5 dropbox. 1. Track a drop of blood from its entry into the right atrium until it leaves the left ventricle. Be sure to

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    THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM [1] On a front direct projection of the thorax X-ray the expansion of the left contour of the middle shadow in its lower department is present. What department of the heart is enlarged? A. Auricle of the left atrium B. Right ventricle C. Left atrium D. Right atrium E. Left ventricle The middle shadow on a front direct projection of the thorax X-ray is formed by the heart and vessels diverging from it. The middle shadow of left contour is formed by four arches.

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    What happens in diabetes? Lack of insulin or a resistance to insulin is known to have major metabolic effects. Food powers our bodies. When we eat food‚ most digestable carbohydrates are converted into glucose and rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream. We use this glucose for energy. However these carbohydrates cannot be utilized effectively and excess glucose cannot be stored in the liver. The glucose level in the blood increases but the cells of the body will be lacking of glucose and energy.

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    through our body. The blood moves through pulmonary circulation and then continues on through systemic circulation. Pulmonary and systemic are the two circuits in the two-circuit system of higher animals with closed circulatory systems. As the heart pumps‚ blood is pushed through our body through the entire circulatory system. Oxygenated blood is pumped away from the heart to the rest of the body‚ while deoxygenated blood is pumped to the lungs where it is re-oxygenated before returning to the heart

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    The cardiovascular system consists of the heart‚ blood vessels‚ and blood. This system has three main functions: Transport of nutrients‚ oxygen‚ and hormones to cells throughout the body and removal of metabolic wastes (carbon dioxide‚ nitrogenous wastes). Atria: Ventricles: In a four-chambered heart‚ such as that in humans‚ there are two ventricles that operate in a double circulatory system: the right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary circulation to the lungs‚ and the left ventricle pumps

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    Photosynthesis (happens in chloroplasts in mesophyll cells) 1. Light dependent stage Happens in the grana of chloroplasts Light (energy) gets trapped by chlorophyll pigments (light energy converted to chemical energy) This energy used to turn ADP and Pi into ATP Energy used to split water (H2O) into Hydrogen and Oxygen The hydrogen ions get collected by NADP‚ which becomes NADPH The Oxygen is waste‚ and leaves! So‚ in this stage‚ water comes in. ATP and NAPDH come out‚ as does Oxygen.

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