158 



ANATOMY FOR NURSES 



[Chap. IX 



Water, 90' 



Proteins 



Serum-albumin represents the protein portion of 



our food supply. 

 Para-globulin assists in coagulation of blood. 

 Fibrinogen produces the fibrin of coagulated 



blood. 



Extractives • 



Plasma i 



Inorganic 

 Salts 



Sugar 



Fats 



Lecithin 

 Cholesterin 

 Urea 

 Uric acid 

 Hippuric acid 

 Creatin 



Chlorides 

 Sulphates 

 Phosphates 

 Carbonates 



( Normally present 0.1 % to 0.2 %. 

 I May be increased after ingestion 

 i of large amount. 



Derived from food. 



Amount subject to wide variations. 



Represent waste products, result 

 of oxidation of food. Nor- 

 mallj- present in small quantities. 



r Sodium 

 of < Calcium 

 I Magnesiuni 



Derived from 

 our food, and 

 also result 

 from chemical 

 reactions in 

 our bodies. 



About 1 % of 

 solids. 



Gases 



Enzymes 



Five in blood • 



■ Oxygen obtained from air. 

 Nitrogen obtained from air. 

 Carbon dioxide result of oxidation. Found in 



both arterial and venous blood. 

 Organic ferments that affect chemical changes, 

 and remain unchanged themselves. 

 ■ An amylolj-tic. 

 A glycolytic. 

 A lipol)i;ic. 

 A proteolytic. 

 , A coagulating. 

 Internal 



Secretions — See Chapter VIII. 



Opsonins — Chemical substances that prepare 

 disease germs for absorption and destruction 

 by phagocytes. 

 Antitoxins — Chemical substances that act 



against toxins. 

 Antibodies — Chemical substances that act 

 against bacteria or protozoa. 



Immune 

 Bodies 



