Search Results for: volume
Plasma volume
Definition noun The total volume of the blood plasma in the circulatory system Supplement The blood is comprised of plasma... Read More
Blood volume
Definition noun The total amount of blood in the body; the sum of the plasma volume and erythrocyte volume; the volume of... Read More
Respiration
Organization of the Respiratory System Each lung is composed of air sacs called alveoli - the sites of gas exchange with... Read More
Circulation
Blood Blood is composed of a liquid, plasma, and blood cells such as erythrocytes (red blood cells,) leukocytes (white... Read More
Residual volume
Definition noun The volume of gas that remains in the lungs following a maximal expiration. Supplement The residual air that... Read More
Resting tidal volume
resting tidal volume The tidal volume under normal conditions, i.e., in the absence of exercise or other conditions that... Read More
Packed cell volume
Definition noun The proportion of blood occupied by red blood cells, usually expressed as a percentage of the total blood... Read More
Elution volume
Definition noun (1) The volume of the eluent or buffering agent that elutes from the column of a chromatograph before a... Read More
Respiration rate
Respiration Rate Definition Respiration rate is a vital life process that expresses the breathing rate in an organism... Read More
Stroke volume
stroke volume (Science: physiology) The amount of blood pumped out of one ventricle of the heart as the result of a single... Read More
End-systolic volume
End-systolic volume The amount of blood in the ventricle at the end of the cardiac ejection period and immediately preceding... Read More
SENI Biometric Analysis on the extinct Scincidae species: Macroscincus coctei (underlined)
Brian L. Schnirel Leeway Corucia Research Center (LCRC) Courtesy: Polyphemos (2004) Introduction: It has been... Read More
Kidneys and Regulation of Water and Inorganic Ions
Renal Functions Kidneys remove/add substances from/to the plasma. Regulate water concentration, inorganic ion... Read More
Hyperosmotic
Hyperosmotic Definition What is hyperosmotic? The word hyperosmotic is derived from two Greek words: 'hyper', meaning... Read More
Homeostasis
Homeostasis is the tendency not to stray from the range of favorable or ideal internal conditions. Such conditions must be... Read More
Inspiratory capacity
Definition noun The maximum volume of gas that can be drawn into the lungs after a normal, quiet expiration. Supplement The... Read More
Saline solution
Saline Solution Definition Saline solution is one the most medically-used solution, which contains sodium chloride... Read More
Hyaline cartilage
Hyaline Cartilage Definition Before we define hyaline cartilage, let us understand what cartilage is. What is cartilage? Is... Read More
Concentration
Definition noun (1) The measure of the amount of a sub-component (especially solute) in a solution (2) The ratio of the mass... Read More
Lung compliance
Definition noun (1) The ability of the lungs to stretch in a change in pulmonary volume relative to an applied change in... Read More
Functional residual capacity
Definition noun The volume of gas that stays in the lungs at resting expiratory level or at the end of a normal... Read More
Movement of Molecules Across Cell Membranes
Diffusion Diffusion is essentially the movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower... Read More
Oil retention enema
Oil retention enema A rectal injection of mineral oil or vegetable Oil, introduced at low pressure and retained for 30... Read More
Supplemental air
Definition noun The additional volume of air exhaled with maximum effort at the end of a normal, quiet... Read More
Realized niche
What is a niche? A niche can be defined as the means by which a species or an individual interacts with its environment. In... Read More
Carminative Enema
A small volume enema given to release flatus. Traditionally the enema consisted of two ounces of glycerin, one ounce of... Read More
Cleansing enema
An injection of a liquid into the rectum or colon with the purpose of stimulating a bowel movement. Generally given as a... Read More
Mineralocorticoid
Definition noun, plural: mineralocorticoids Any of a group of corticosteroids produced by the adrenal cortex that act on the... Read More
Erythrocyte
Definition noun, plural: erythrocytes A blood cell with hemoglobin-rich cytoplasm and whose main function is to transport... Read More
Soapsuds enema
Definition The injection of a mixture of water and soap into the colon. Supplement The soapsuds enema uses a mixture of a... Read More
Nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio
nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio ratio of volume of nucleus to volume of cytoplasm, fairly constant for a particular cell type and... Read More
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is a physio-chemical process carried out by photo-auto-lithotrophs by converting light energy into chemical... Read More
Ventilation
Ventilation Definition Often when persons think of ventilation, they think of getting clean or enough air into a room. This... Read More
Bolus injection
Definition noun The injection of drug in a bolus, i.e. a large volume, at once Supplement A bolus injection is the... Read More