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Blood | Outline Notes
By CPR St. Louis at September 13, 2011 | 6:54 am | 0 Comment
I. Functions A. Transport – gases, nutrients, hormones, wastes B. pH balance – 7.35 - 7.45 C. Hemostasis D. Defense – WBC’s and antibodies E. Maintain body temperature (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-4816419112981891", enable_page_level_ads: true }); II. Characteristics A. more...
Physiology of Heart
By CPR St. Louis at September 13, 2011 | 6:44 am | 0 Comment
I. Heart Wall A. Epicardium – outer layer; a.k.a. visceral pericardium (SSE w/ C.T.) B. Myocardium – bulk of heart 1. cardiac muscle a. striated, involuntary b. intercalated discs – propagate action potentials, support 2. connective tissue a. collagen and elastic fibers b. support, strength, elasticity after contraction 3. fibrous skeleton a. dense bands more...
