Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood. The heart pumps blood into the arteries (blood vessels)‚ which carry the blood throughout the body. Blood pressure is one of the vital signs. High blood pressure (hypertension) is a serious condition that can lead to various health problems (coronary heart disease‚ heart failure‚ stroke).It is dangerous because it makes the heart work harder to pump blood to the body and contributes to hardening
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A. Kincaid American Literature Essay “In Cold Blood” vs. “In cold Blood” Truman Capote’s novel “In Cold Blood” written in 1966 became such an American crime classic that it was turned into a novel immediately in 1967. The book and the movie follow the story of a murder in Holcomb‚ Kansas by Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. This great American crime novel was turned into a movie by director Richard Brooks. The movie follows the book step for step due to the writing style by Truman Capote. The novel
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Saving a Life: Blood Donation Deana Taylor February 8‚ 2013 I. Introduction A. Attention-Getter- Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines blood as‚ “the fluid that circulates in the heart‚ arteries‚ capillaries‚ and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body.” Blood is the essence of life itself created in our own bodies in the bone marrow. B. Blood donation is a relatively simple process that can save lives
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Blood types My team and I decided to do our poster project on blood types. With this topic‚ I will be explaining the benefits and risks of having a blood transfusion. In a situation where a person has lost lot’s of their blood because of an accident‚ has really low hemoglobin. This person would not be in a good situation because hemoglobin is the structure in the blood which carries oxygen in the arteries which will eventually go to your organs. With a blood transfusion‚ the person will receive
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BLOOD 1. The important components of blood include plasma‚ erythrocytes‚ and leukocytes. Red blood cells or erythrocytes account for 45 % of the blood. Leukocytes or white blood cells‚ aid in protecting the body from disease as well as platelets. Platelets function to inhibit excessive bleeding from the body. The plasma layer is another layer that constitutes the majority of blood. 2. The Plasma is straw coloured. It has 90% water‚ 7%proteins and 3% other substances. The Plasma protects the
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Exercise 11: Blood Analysis: Activity 4: Blood Typing Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 75% by answering 3 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. Red blood cell membranes have You correctly answered: c. agglutinogens that specify that individual’s blood type. 2. ABO and Rh antigens You correctly answered: d. All of these answers are correct. 3. Which of the following statements about blood types is correct? You correctly answered: d. A person with type O blood has two recessive alleles and has
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Introduction When the heart beats‚ it pumps blood round the body to give it the energy and oxygen it needs. As the blood moves‚ it pushes against the sides of the blood vessels. The strength of this pushing is your blood pressure. If the blood pressure is too high‚ it puts extra strain on your arteries (and your heart) and this may lead to heart attacks and strokes. Having high blood pressure (hypertension) is not usually something that you feel or notice. It does not tend to produce obvious signs
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Artificial Blood Use the following text and websites to research information about the progress in the production of artificial blood and use available evidence to propose reasons why such research is needed USE THE BRIEF SCAFFOLD SUPPLIED BELOW TO WRITE A REPORT ABOUT ARTIFCIAL BLOOD ------------------------------------------------- Introduction – A paragraph addressing questions 1 and 2 ------------------------------------------------- Body – Paragraphs addressing questions 3‚ 4‚ and
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remember being covered was blood donation. Blood donation and blood collection is very important in order to keep the blood banks full for when blood is needed and so knowing about blood donation‚ and how blood banks collect and distribute blood is very important. If you are assigned a paper on the topic though‚ there is a variety of news and information on blood donation. While the essay you may be asked to write may include information on blood collection or blood drives local to where you live
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Biology Lab BLOOD TYPING All blood contains red blood cells whose main job is to carry oxygen throughout the body. Red blood cells make up almost 50% of the total blood volume. They are produced in our bone marrow and not only transport oxygen‚ but they take away CO2 and other wastes. Our blood also contains white blood cells which make up only about 1% of our total blood volume. Like the red blood cells‚ the white also are produced by our bone marrow. Our white blood cells are the first response
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