Introduction The cells of our body are in constant demand of oxygen and nutrients, provided by the constant pumping of blood through a complex network of arteries and capillaries. Blood that has passed through is then “recycled” to the heart where it can be sent to the lungs to pick up oxygen, and is then pumped back to the…
Characteristics of connective tissue There are many aspects of the body that we know well: what they do, where they are and what happens when they go wrong. We can confidently predict what diseases will occur if these major bodily structures fail. As both patients and healthcare practitioners, we see these structures mentioned frequently and many can exist in everyday…