First Blood

First, we have to sow up the incisions. The Vet administers several stitches with dissolvable stitching on both the fatty layer and midline layer of skin. On the epidermis, however, the Vet uses non-dissolvable stitching. The stichting process usually takes…

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition where a blood clot forms in a deep vein, usually in the legs. The deep veins pass through the deep tissues of the legs. These veins transport blood from the legs and feet back to the heart. The superficial veins are located beneath the surface of the skin, and the deep veins run between muscles of the legs. Contractions of these muscles helps to squeeze the blood towards the heart when we move our legs. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are…

In the healthcare system there are different career fields that Logan is interested in. The first choice that he really wants to go into is a Biomedical Laboratory and Epidemiologist. The type of Biomedical Laboratory Scientist he wants to go in is Virology. This career is to identify Viruses, looking at certain diseases and testing Vaccines. The Epidemiologist side of the career field is study outbreaks and find where the “hotspot” of the infection occurred. This job also brings out how the…

most bones. It is highly vascular and enriched with many blood vessels and capillaries. The average weight of bone marrow is about four percent of the total body weight (Bone Marrow Anatomy). Bones that contain bone marrow are: the hip bone, breast bone, skull, ribs, vertebrae, shoulder blade and thigh bone. Bone marrow contains immature cells, called stem cells. It is the place where new blood cells are produced. 200 billion new red blood cells are made by bone marrow within a lifetime.…

Cardiovascular diseases are conditions that pertain to the heart and blood vessels that interfere with the normal functions of the body. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. The heart then acts as a pump and provides blood to all parts throughout the body. Occlusion due to plaque buildup interferes with blood flow. The arteries begin to narrow and blood flow is restricted to the brain. Brain cells are deprived of oxygen and begin to die resulting in a cerebrovascular…

The fight or flight response, also known as the “acute stress response” was first described by Walter Cannon in the 1920s as a theory that animals react to threats when the autonomic nervous system reacts. His theory was later recognized as the first stage of a general adaptation syndrome that regulates stress responses among vertebrates and other organisms. Our autonomic nervous system consists of two branches: the parasympathetic and the sympathetic systems. The sympathetic system’s…

Raynaud syndrome is a terminology, which is related to the vessels. What is Raynaud Syndrome? Raynaud syndrome is a medical disorder that is associated with the improper blood flow. In such condition, an individual's fingers turn white because the blood flow has been ceased or strikingly decreased due to constriction of the blood vessels. Basically, the arteries have been blocked. Usually, the affected organs are the fingers of the hand. Yes, in fewer cases, the toe can become the victim.…

and I to investigate the remaining human skull and blood samples found at a crime scene in an abandoned building in Lowry. The investigators found two types of blood samples from the crime scene, one that is B-, which appears to be from the victim and the other sample O+ is believed to be from the criminal. The police provided four blood samples from their potential suspect list, and also provided the medical records of a missing teenager who blood type is B-. In order to continue our…

Venipuncture or phlebotomy is the term used when blood is going to get drawn from a vein. There are many people who have to get their blood drawn for health concerns. It can show how well the kidneys, heart, lungs and other organs work. The people who draw your blood are called a phlebotomist. A phlebotomist is a trained individual, usually working in a doctor’s office, hospital or medical care unit. A phlebotomist is trained to draw blood from another individual via vein in the arm (aka…

All organisms, vertebrates and invertebrates, must have necessary nutrients to maintain life. In invertebrates, either a transport system or diffusion provides nutrients to the body. For vertebrates, a closed transport is used to transport blood away from the heart. Both of these scenarios are key to an organism 's health. Some invertebrates do not require a circulatory system. While these organisms do not require a circulatory system, they require certain nutrients to be readily available.…