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18 Cards in this Set
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What does the cardiovascular System consist of?
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Heart, Blood Vessels, Blood
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Heart
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Functions as a Double or Dual Pump
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Blood Vessels
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Passageways
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Venous Blood
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Darke and has a lower concentration of oxyhemoglobin
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Arterial Blood
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Brighter Red.
Has a High concentration of oxyhemoglobin, or hemoglobin with oxygen attached. |
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Viscosity
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indication of how thick something is.
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What is the Viscosity of Blood?
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4.5-5.5 times more viscous relative to water
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What is the Ph of blood?
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7.35-7.45, so its a bit basic.
(neutral is 7.0) |
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What is the temperatur of Blood?
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38 degrees celcius
100.4 degrees farienheight (in the thorax) |
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What is blood composed of?
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cells/plasma
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What is Plasma?
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The fluid portion of blood volume. (55% or the majority)
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How much of blood is cells?
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45% hematocrit (volume measurement.
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What is hematocrit?
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The measurement of colume in blood.
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What are does plasma consist of?
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Water, and dissolved solutes such as Na+, Cl-, Mg++, and other ions
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What organic molecules does plasma consist of?
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glucose, fatty acids, amino acids, lactic acid
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What types of hormones does plasma consist of?
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Hydrophobic and water soluble hormones
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How much protein is plasma made up of?
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7-9% of plasma is protein
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What types of proteins are in plasma?
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Albumins, globulins, Fibrinogen.
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