The Blood Flow the Flow of Nutrients in the Body
Blood flow - In the World Book Encyclopedia
the Blood article starts with the following description. It is the
"river of life" flowing through our bodies. We cannot
live without it. The blood must flow efficiently supplying the body
with oxygen and nutrients.
Wow! The river of life! What actually flows in this river?
Plasma which consists of
90% water and 10% proteins which include such protein such as:
- Albumin- which helps keeps the plasma
in the vessels
- Fibrinogen- which has
an important role in clotting
- Globulin- which helps
fight infections
A shortage of any of these proteins can lead to serious repeated
infections
- Red blood cells which
carry oxygen to the body tissues and remove the carbon dioxide
- Hemoglobin an oxygen
carrying protein that gives the cells their red color.
- Enzymes that enable
the cells to carry out the necessary chemical processes more effectively.
- White blood cells
that fight off infections
- Platelets that causes
clotting
The Circulatory System- is the conduit through which
the river of life flows
Here you can read about the circulatory
system and the five things
that the river of life, the blood flow does, as it flows through
our bodies
.
We must protect our blood flow and our circulatory
system it is the flow of life! These are things that you can do
to avoid the risk of developing heart disease or any other disease:
Whatever steps you take to improve your health you will never regret!
Why wait till it's too late, begin living a heart
healthy lifestyle now. |
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