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Body Fluids and Circulations
Low Ca2+ in the body fluid may be the cause of
tetany
anaemia
angina pectoris
gout
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tetany
The usual cause of tetany is a lack of calcium. But an excess of phosphate can also trigger the spasms. Hypoparathyroidism (hyposecretion of parathormone) can lead to tetany. In this, some skeletal muscles, usually of hands feet fail to relax after a contraction and remain in sustained condition. Tetany of laryngeal thoracic and phrenic muscles which helps in breathing causes death the patient fails to breath (asphyxia)
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Match the following options:
Why do we consider Blood as a connective tissue?
Describe the evolutionary changes in the pattern of heart among vertebrates.
Why do we call our heart myogenic?
Sino-auricular node is called pacemaker of our heart. Why?
Write the differences between
(d) P wave and T wave
Write the differences between
Systole and diastole
Write the differences between
(a) Blood and lymph
Write the differences between
Open and closed circulatory system
What is the differences between lymph and Blood?
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