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Human Physiology | Pre-Health School Study Aid

Cardiac Cycle - Diastole

Aortic Valve Closes

Pulmonary Valve Closes

Ventricles Relax

Mitral Valve Opens

Tricuspid Valve Opens

Ventricles Fill

Sinoatrial (SA) Node Fires

Atrial Contraction

3 mins

Cardiac Cycle - Systole

AV Node

AV Node Conducts Signal to Bundle of His

Bundle of His Signals Purkinje Fibers to Contract Ventricles

Tricuspid Valve Closes

Pulmonary Valve Opens

Mitral Valve Closes

Aortic Valve Opens

2 mins

Whole Blood Composition

Plasma

Electrolytes And Other Solutes

Proteins

Albumin

Fibrinogen

Globulins

Water

Formed Elements

Buffy Coat

White Blood Cells (WBC)

Platelets

Red Blood Cells (RBC)

2 mins

Clotting Overview

Endothelial Cells are Damaged

Platelets Respond to Exposed Collagen and Stick

Platelets Release Recruiting Factors

More Platelets are Attracted

Soluble Fibrinogen Turns to Insoluble Fibrin

Fibrin Seals the Clot

Clot Dissolves

Liver Produces Clotting Factors

2 mins

Hemoglobin

Hemoglobin Has Four Iron Hemes

Lots Of Hemoglobin In Red Blood Cells

High O2 Levels Increase O2 Binding

High Temperature Reduces O2 Binding

High CO2 Levels Reduce O2 Binding

Low pH Reduces O2 Binding

Myoglobin Binds Oxygen in Muscle

2 mins

Lymphatics

Recycles 10% of Interstitial Fluid

Transport Large Lipids from Lacteals

Unidirectional Valves

Lymph Nodes Filter Lymph

WBCs Monitor Lymph for Pathogens

Merge with Veins

2 mins

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