Blood, Tissue Fluid & Lymph Plasma is a straw-coloured liquid that constitutes around 55% of the blood Plasma is largely composed of water (95%) and because water is a good solvent, many substa...
The Role of Water in Blood & Tissue Fluid Solvent action Water is the main component of blood (where it constitutes 95% of plasma, a straw-coloured liquid) and tissue fluid Tissue fluid is form...
Cells of the Blood Blood is a tissue composed of a number of important specialised cells Red blood cells, monocytes, neutrophils and lymphocytes all have distinguishable structures which enable the...
Arteries, Veins & Capillaries: Structures & Functions Arteries, veins and capillaries all have varying structural features Blood vessels structure & function table Worked example: Blood...
Arteries, Veins & Capillaries: Observing & Drawing Arteries, veins and capillaries have distinctive structures which reflect their differing roles throughout the body The walls of arteries ...
The Main Blood Vessels The pulmonary and systemic circulations are features of a double circulatory system, where blood passes through the heart twice in one full circuit around the body The pulmon...
自从新冠疫情爆发后，医学变成了大热专业之一，申请医学院的学生人数大幅增长。根据美国医学院协会（AAMC）的数据，就在2021-2022这个申请季，全美申请医学院的学生人数较前一年增长了18%，达到62,443人。入学的...
Closed Double Circulatory System The need for a circulatory system The cells of all living organisms need a constant supply of reactants for metabolism, e.g. oxygen and glucose Single celled organi...
Phloem: Mass Flow The Mass Flow Hypothesis was the model initially used to explain the movement of assimilates in the phloem tissue The mass flow hypothesis was modelled by Ernst Münch in 1930. His...
