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  2. Component diagram - Wikipedia

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    The component diagram extends the information given in a component notation element. One way of illustrating a component's provided and required interfaces is through a rectangular compartment attached to the component element. [3]

  3. Circulatory system - Wikipedia

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    In vertebrates, the circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the body. [1] [2] It includes the cardiovascular system, or vascular system, that consists of the heart and blood vessels (from Greek kardia meaning heart, and Latin vascula meaning vessels).

  4. Plasma protein - Wikipedia

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    Separating serum proteins by electrophoresis is a valuable diagnostic tool, as well as a way to monitor clinical progress.Current research regarding blood plasma proteins is centered on performing proteomics analyses of serum/plasma in the search for biomarkers.

  5. Blood vessel - Wikipedia

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    Blood vessels are the tubular structures of a circulatory system that transport blood throughout a vertebrate's body. [1] Blood vessels transport blood cells, nutrients, and oxygen to most of the tissues of a body.

  6. Serum protein electrophoresis - Wikipedia

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    Schematic representation of a protein electrophoresis gel. Serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP or SPE) is a laboratory test that examines specific proteins in the blood called globulins. [1]

  7. Red blood cell - Wikipedia

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    Red blood cells (RBCs), referred to as erythrocytes (from Ancient Greek erythros ' red ' and kytos ' hollow vessel ', with -cyte translated as 'cell' in modern usage) in academia and medical publishing, also known as red cells, [1] erythroid cells, and rarely haematids, are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate's principal means of delivering oxygen (O 2) to the body tissues ...

  8. Vein - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of different sized veins with differing component proportions. The three layers of the vein wall are the outer tunica externa, the middle tunica media and the inner tunica intima. There are also numerous valves present in many of the veins. The outer tunica externa, also known as the tunica adventitia is a sheath of thick connective ...

  9. Coronary arteries - Wikipedia

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    The coronary arteries are the arterial blood vessels of coronary circulation, which transport oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.The heart requires a continuous supply of oxygen to function and survive, much like any other tissue or organ of the body.