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| systolic - diastolic pressure |
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| mean arterial pressure (map) |
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| diastolic pressure + 1/3 pulse pressure (pp) |
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| stroke volume x heart rate = cardiac output ml/min |
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| ventricular depolarization |
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| ventricular repolarization |
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| process of red blood cell production, in the red bone marrow |
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| blood plasma constituents |
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| mostly water, albumin, fibrinogen, and globulins |
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| hormone that regulates red blood cell production, secreted from the kidneys to signal the red bone marrow to begin production |
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blood plasma without clotting agents (fibrinogen, etc.) |
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| oxygen carrying protein, constitutes majority of red blood cell make-up |
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| Y shaped protein with binding sites for antigens, lock/key mechanism either disrupts the microbe / affected cell directly or tags it for recognition by other parts of the immune system |
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| process in which blood forms clots, uses platelets and fibrin |
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| condition of decreased numbers of erythrocytes, or low hemoglobin content in the blood |
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| increased white blood cell count |
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| decrease in WBC count in the blood |
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| increase number of platelets |
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| inspiratory reserve volume |
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| air intake capacity above tidal volume |
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| expiratory reserve volume |
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| amount of air volume one can force from their lungs below tidal volume |
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amount of air volume that cannot be forced out of the lungs under normal conditions
estimated to be 1200cc for males, 900cc for females |
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volume one is able to take in after a normal "tidal" exhale
in other words from the bottom of the tidal volume range up to full capacity |
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| total lung capacity - residual volume |
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| entire volume capacity of lungs |
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| functional residual capacity |
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total volume remaining in lungs during a normal exhale
in other words, from the bottom of tidal volume down, including residual volume, or ERV + RV
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