CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. The cardiovascular, or circulatory, system in humans is composed of the heart and the blood. vessels--arteries, veins, and capillaries. Its purpose is to provide nutrients and oxygen to the tissues and to remove wastes from them. It is also where the body fights infections.
The respiratory quotient (or RQ or respiratory coefficient), is a dimensionless number used in calculations of basal metabolic rate (BMR) when estimated from carbon dioxide production.Such measurements, like measurements of oxygen uptake, are forms of indirect calorimetry.It is measured using Ganong's Respirometer.Q as measured includes a contribution from the energy produced from protein. However, due to the complexity of the various ways in which different amino acids can be metabolized, no single RQ can be assigned to the oxidation of protein in the diet.
Visit this page for a detailed account of the effect of this disaster on individual countries and the environmental consequences. Various agencies undertook evaluation exercises to gauge the extent of damage and the long-term effects of the tsunami on habitat and man's future. The consequences vary from loss of livelihood for fishermen to unknown damages to coral reefs and flora and fauna where the waves came a few miles inland.