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    cardiovascular system The cardiovascular system is a system that is able to transport things such as nutrients through the body in order for them to reach their destinations. The cardiovascular system is made up of our hearts‚ our blood vessels‚ arteries‚ veins and capillaries and our blood. The system is also linked to the respiratory system. The heart The heart is the size of a closed fist‚ this can be located in the thoracic cavity. The thoracic cavity is a chamber of the body that is between the lungs

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    will be inserted into one of your veins. • You may be given a medicine that helps you relax (sedative). • The area of your body chosen for insertion of the catheter will be cleaned. This is usually the neck or groin‚ but it is sometimes done in another area. ○ You will be given a medicine that numbs this area (local anesthetic). ○ A small incision will be made in a vein in this area. • A catheter will be inserted through the incision and into the vein. The health care provider will carefully

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    The cardiovascular system which impacts deeply on human consciousness. The heart and the body’s blood-transporting network of arteries‚ veins‚ and smaller vessels form the circulatory or cardiovascular system. As blood is continuously pumped out from the heart and around the system in two circuits‚ it carries oxygen and vital nutrients to all parts of the body and removes harmful waste products from tissues. (P.169) What is the hepatic portal system?(Answer if your last name starts A – M) The hepatic

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    The patient is a 45 year old man who had GI surgery 4 days ago.  He is NPO‚ has a nasogastric tube‚ and IV fluids of D51/2saline at 100 mL/hr.  The nursing physical assessment includes the following:  alert and oriented; fine crackles; capillary refill within normal limits; moving all extremities‚ complaining of abdominal pain‚ muscle aches‚ and "cottony" mouth; dry mucous membranes‚ bowel sounds hypoactive‚ last BM four days ago; skin turgor is poor; 200 mL of dark green substance has drained from

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    There are many different circulation routes throughout our bodies that help our body stay functioning right. One of these major circulation routes is the fetal circulation route. The fetal circulation route is the route in which the blood flows from mother to fetus. It often uses the entire fetoplacential circulation which includes the umbilical cord‚ and the vessels within the placenta that carries the fetal blood. Basically the placenta is doing the work that the baby’s lungs will do after it is

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    Unit 1 Questions 1- 3 Figure 1 The sources of blood glucose in a human body during a normal day of 24 hours are shown in the above figure. Glucose is primarily derived from glycogenolysis occurring between meals. Glucose is chiefly sourced from the dietary intake for few hours following the principal meals of the day. Late at night‚ gluconeogenesis becomes the predominant source of glucose. 1 Glycogenolysis decreases after midnight because A C 2 gluconeogenesis takes place. hepatic glycogen is

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    systemic route blood is moved through the body providing it with oxygen and nutrients while blood with no oxygen is sent back to the heart. When the pulmonary enters the left to part of the heart called the atrium oxygen goes through the pulmonary veins. After it leaves the left atrium and goes to the ventricle through a valve that is called the martial

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    12-7-15 Anatomy Cardiovascular System The Cardiovasuclar system is one of the most important systems in your body and it is also one of the largest systems in your body. This system consists of the heart‚ and a system of vessels called arteries‚ veins and capillaries. They are responsible for transporting‚ nutrients hormones‚ oxygen and waste throughout the body. All of these play an important part in this system and the system would fall apart if one wasn’t there. This system is is powered by

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    through the Superior Vena Cava which is the large vein at the top of the heart‚ and the Inferior Vena Cava‚ which is the large vein at the bottom of the heart. Blood flows into the right atrium‚ passes through the tricuspid valve‚ and makes its way into the right ventricle. It then moves through the pulmonic valve‚ into the pulmonary artery to the lungs.” After picking up oxygen in the lungs‚ the blood moves out of the lungs into the pulmonary vein‚ into the left atrium‚ through the mitral valve‚

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    cells and sheets of elastin Outer Tunica externa Collagen fibers that protect and reinforce the blood vessels and anchor it to surrounding structures 2. In the following list of characteristics‚ put “A” for artery‚ “C” for capillary‚ and “V” for vein: v contain the lowest pressure a contain the highest pressure a has thick tunica media v thin tunica media c smallest of the blood vessels a carries blood away from heart v largest lumen—blood reservoir c has only one tunic (intima) v carries

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