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Unit 3: Blood and the Heart for year 1 nursing students.
This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
General
Plasma |
matrix of blood, clear light yellow fluid 55% |
Buffy Coat |
made of leukocytes and platelets <1% |
Erythrocytes |
RBC's, 45% |
Hematocrit |
percentage of blood volume composed of RBC's |
Hemoglobin |
protein in RBC that carries oxygen, 4 protein chains (globins) that bind co2 and 4 heme groups that bind o2 to iron |
Hemostasis |
the cessation of bleeding, stopping fatal leaks |
Hemorrhage |
excessive bleeding |
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Layers of the Heart (Epi, Endo, Myo)
Position, Size, and Shape of Heart
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Blood Flow through the Heart
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