Index
QRS Complex, 65, 68–69, 102
R Waves, 68
Reabsorption, 81–82, 102
Red Blood Cells, 12, 23, 28–30,
42–43, 48, 98, 101–2
flow, 17–20
function, 22–24, 35
production, 24–27
structure, 23–24, 35–36
types ,99
Reinhard, Andreas, 14
Repolarization, 65–66, 103
Resistance Vessels, 59, 92, 102
Respiratory Pump, 83, 95, 97, 102
Respiratory system, 15–16, 24,
35–36, 41
Rheumatic fever, 56
Rh factor, 27–29
Saturation Curve, 38–40, 45–49, 102
Serum, 102
Shy-Drager syndrome, 15
Sickle Cell Disease, 38, 42–43
Sinoatrial (SA) node, 63–65, 68, 72,
84, 90, 92, 97, 101–3
Skeletal Muscle Pump, 54, 82, 95,
97, 103
Sphygmomanometer. See Blood
Pressure Cuff
Spleen, 24
Stroke Volume, 70–73, 75, 84, 86,
88, 90, 92, 94–97, 99, 103
Superior Vena Cava, 54, 103
Systemic Circuit, 17–21, 50–51, 54,
57, 60, 62, 65, 69, 72, 103
Systole, 69–72, 74–76, 94, 100, 103
T Wave, 65, 68–69, 103
Tachycardia, 68, 103
Thrombin, 32–33, 102–3
Thymus gland, 30
Total peripheral resistance (TPR),
78, 83–84, 86, 90, 92–95, 97
Tricuspid Valve, 54, 103
Universal Donor Blood Type, 28,
103
Universal Recipient Blood Type,
103
Valvular diseases, 56
Vasoconstriction, 31, 34, 59, 78,
83–84, 86, 90, 92–94, 97, 103
Vasodilatation, 59, 83, 92–95, 97,
103
Vasomotion, 59, 103
Veins, 16–19, 51, 58, 61, 79, 82,
90–92, 95, 97
role, 60
Venous Return, 71, 81–83, 86,
88–90, 92–95, 97, 103
Ventricle, 60, 63, 68–69, 71–72, 90,
95, 98–99, 103
depolarization, 65, 102
left, 17–19, 53–55, 57, 68, 70,
72, 79
right, 18–19, 52–55, 70, 72
Venules, 17, 19, 51, 58–59, 61, 82,
103
White Blood Cell, 23–24, 29–30,
103
function, 22, 29– 30, 35
types, 29–30, 99–102
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