Biology
- # 44 The Circulatory System - Blood Vessels
The mammalian circulatory system is a closed double circulation, consisting of a heart, blood vessels and blood. The heart produces high pressure --> blood moves through the vessels by mass flow. The mammalian...
- #43.2 Transport In Mammals - Syllabus 2016
8.1 The circulatory system 8.2 The heart As animals become larger, more complex and more active, transport systems become essential to supply nutrients to, and remove waste from, individual cells. Mammals...
- #43.1 Transport In Mammals - Syllabus 2015
? The need for, and functioning of, a transport system in mammals ? Structure and functioning of the mammalian heart Learning Outcomes Candidates should be able to: (m) [PA] describe the structures of arteries, veins and capillaries and be able to...
- Pyorrhea
Term: pyorrhea Literally meaning: ?pus flowing?Origin: Anc Greek????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)+ ???/roe(=stream, flowing) >verb ???/reo(=flow)Coined/HistoryDefinitionPyorrhea or periodontitis is a set of Purulent and inflammatory...
- Hematocrit
Term: hematocrit or packed cell volume (PCV) Origin:????/haema(=blood)??????<judge > ????? (verb) / (=judge, separate, decide, accuse) à to separate the blood. Coined: ?Hematocrit originally was used to describe...
Biology
hemorrhoid (pl hemorrhoids)
Term: hemorrhoid (pl hemorrhoids)
Literally meaning: blood flow
Origin: Anc Greek
????/haema(=blood)
???/roe(=stream, flowing) >verb ???/reo(=flow)
Coined/History
by Hippocrates(460 BC ? ca. 370 BC) in order to describe the blood flow around the anus
Definition
Hemorrhoids or piles are painful mass of dilated veins in the anus or lower rectum because of a persistent increase in venous pressure as in chronic constipation.
- # 44 The Circulatory System - Blood Vessels
The mammalian circulatory system is a closed double circulation, consisting of a heart, blood vessels and blood. The heart produces high pressure --> blood moves through the vessels by mass flow. The mammalian...
- #43.2 Transport In Mammals - Syllabus 2016
8.1 The circulatory system 8.2 The heart As animals become larger, more complex and more active, transport systems become essential to supply nutrients to, and remove waste from, individual cells. Mammals...
- #43.1 Transport In Mammals - Syllabus 2015
? The need for, and functioning of, a transport system in mammals ? Structure and functioning of the mammalian heart Learning Outcomes Candidates should be able to: (m) [PA] describe the structures of arteries, veins and capillaries and be able to...
- Pyorrhea
Term: pyorrhea Literally meaning: ?pus flowing?Origin: Anc Greek????/pyon(=pus) > ????/pytho(=rot, stink)+ ???/roe(=stream, flowing) >verb ???/reo(=flow)Coined/HistoryDefinitionPyorrhea or periodontitis is a set of Purulent and inflammatory...
- Hematocrit
Term: hematocrit or packed cell volume (PCV) Origin:????/haema(=blood)??????<judge > ????? (verb) / (=judge, separate, decide, accuse) à to separate the blood. Coined: ?Hematocrit originally was used to describe...