E8 - Calves, Pulmonary Embolism, and Quick Thinking

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[00:03] ---
    Hey, come on, wait up!
[00:05] ---
    What could be all the way
    down here in the legs?
[00:08] ---
    Haven't you noticed?
[00:10] ---
    This body hasn't gotten
    any sleep for two full days.
[00:13] ---
    WHITE BLOOD CELL
[00:13] ---
    What?
[00:14] ---
    It's been in the same position, too, no less.
[00:16] ---
    But that sounds pretty serious, right?
[00:23] ---
    Just as I thought.
[02:07] ---
    EPISODE 8:
    CALVES, PULMONARY EMBOLISM,
    AND QUICK THINKING
[02:10] ---
    I've come to deliver your oxygen!
[02:12] ---
    Right!
[02:15] ---
    Oh, so it's you?
[02:17] ---
    If you could stamp this receipt, please...
[02:20] ---
    Hey, by the way, I heard!
[02:22] ---
    Heard what?
[02:23] ---
    CELL
[02:23] ---
    Is it true that you got
    some kind of award?
[02:26] ---
    Uh, yeah.
[02:27] ---
    What kind of award?
    What kind of award?
[02:31] ---
    It's called the "Top Rookie Award."
[02:34] ---
    Oh yeah?
[02:36] ---
    Look, don't get all full of yourself!
[02:37] ---
    Huh?
[02:38] ---
    I can't tell you how many Red Blood Cells
    I've seen showered with praise in their youth,
[02:42] ---
    only to stop trying, and end up useless!
[02:46] ---
    Well, but I don't think
    I'm acting all full of myself.
[02:49] ---
    - I refuse to acknowledge you.
    - Huh?
[02:51] ---
    It's going to be a long time
    before I acknowledge you, all right?
[02:54] ---
    What are you waiting for?
    Go deliver that oxygen already!
[02:56] ---
    R-Right!
[03:01] ---
    Just keep on giving it your all, okay?
[03:07] ---
    Yo! Long time no see!
[03:08] ---
    Hey, you're looking pretty good!
[03:10] ---
    I've got the caffeine out of my system,
    so I'm back in business!
[03:14] ---
    For real? That's good to hear!
[03:18] ---
    Carbon monoxide! Run!
[03:24] ---
    For heaven's sake, what's going on here?
[03:28] ---
    I get myself back on the job,
    but now there's even more smoking than ever.
[03:33] ---
    How can we be expected
    to deliver oxygen like this?
[03:35] ---
    You said it.
[03:37] ---
    Hey, you two!
[03:39] ---
    So, you survived?
[03:41] ---
    - Oh, uh, thanks for your hard work!
    - Thanks for your hard work!
[03:43] ---
    Since I saw you last,
    you seem to have manned up a lot.
[03:48] ---
    Huh? You really think—
[03:49] ---
    Hey, thanks!
[03:50] ---
    Nah, I wasn't talking to you.
[03:52] ---
    Seriously?
[03:54] ---
    I'm just kidding!
[03:56] ---
    The Red Blood Cell numbers are down,
    so we're looking to you young guys to step up!
[04:01] ---
    Especially in times like these.
[04:09] ---
    Alcohol now?
[04:12] ---
    I guess there's no way around it. Why don't we
    have some lovely ladies detox us in the liver?
[04:17] ---
    Hey, I haven't been there in ages!
    I vote yes!
[04:21] ---
    LIVER
[04:23] ---
    Huh?
[04:24] ---
    ACTIVATE
    VITAMINS & MINERALS!
[04:26] ---
    This is that liver?
[04:28] ---
    But it was so lively last time.
[04:32] ---
    It looks like a lot of places are shuttered.
[04:34] ---
    BLOOD ALLEY
    BILE TOWN
    FIRST AVENUE
[04:34] ---
    It sure seems desolate now.
[04:37] ---
    On top of that, it's all sticky with oil!
[04:41] ---
    Is Hepatocyte okay?
[04:46] ---
    Three guests have arrived.
[04:52] ---
    No way!
[04:53] ---
    Hey, what happened
    to all the glitz and glamor?
[05:03] ---
    Welcome, Red Blood Cells.
[05:08] ---
    H-Hepatocyte!
[05:13] ---
    Hey, are you all right?
[05:15] ---
    I'm so sorry you have to see
    the place in such disarray.
[05:18] ---
    There's been a surge in triglycerides
    thanks to all that alcohol,
[05:21] ---
    so the liver's functions
    have been impaired.
[05:26] ---
    Fatty liver.
[05:28] ---
    When there's excess fat buildup
    of more than 30% in the liver.
[05:33] ---
    Often caused by alcoholism,
    it prevents the liver from functioning normally,
[05:37] ---
    and if left unchecked, it can lead
    to hepatic cirrhosis or liver cancer.
[05:45] ---
    Are you all right, Hepatocyte?
[05:48] ---
    I guess I can't really help you Red Blood Cells
    heal if I'm in this state.
[05:54] ---
    Hey! Somebody give us a hand here!
[05:56] ---
    We don't have enough people
    to deliver oxygen!
[05:59] ---
    Right, gotcha! We're coming!
[06:01] ---
    What? Not even a short break for us?
[06:05] ---
    We'll come back another time.
[06:07] ---
    I'm really sorry.
[06:10] ---
    Please take care of yourself.
[06:15] ---
    Ugh... So exhausting...
[06:19] ---
    We're almost there. It's up to young guys
    like you and me to step up now!
[06:29] ---
    I can't step up anymore!
[06:32] ---
    We finally reached the calf, huh?
[06:35] ---
    Let's take a break now, all right?
[06:37] ---
    I mean, there's an even steeper climb up ahead!
[06:41] ---
    Yeah, but I think it'll be easier.
[06:43] ---
    Since the pressure from the calves
    will be pushing our backs.
[06:46] ---
    Huh? I didn't know that.
[06:48] ---
    MUSCLE
[06:49] ---
    The calves.
[06:51] ---
    Because the calf muscles pump the blood
    pooled in the lower torso back to the heart,
[06:59] ---
    they're also known
    as the body's second heart.
[07:03] ---
    Well, what do we have here?
    Hey, it's the rookies!
[07:07] ---
    Look at you, diligently transporting oxygen
    again today... Such heroes!
[07:12] ---
    We should take a page from your book!
[07:14] ---
    Come on.
[07:16] ---
    But we were such good buddies!
    How cold is that?
[07:20] ---
    I bet you're jonesing for some caffeine
    about now, am I right?
[07:23] ---
    Let's go get drenched again sometime!
[07:26] ---
    You were a lot more energetic back then!
[07:31] ---
    - Excuse me.
    - Huh?
[07:34] ---
    I don't really care one way or another
    how you two choose to work.
[07:38] ---
    But if you could just stop dragging down cells
    who take their jobs seriously, that'd be great!
[07:43] ---
    Hey...
[07:49] ---
    No wonder you're the winner
    of the Top Rookie Award.
[07:53] ---
    What a stirring speech!
[07:56] ---
    Oh yeah, couldn't agree more!
[07:58] ---
    We only said that for his own good, you know.
    We weren't trying to drag him down.
[08:03] ---
    Would you mind not having
    anything to do with him anymore?
[08:07] ---
    Sure, roger that!
[08:10] ---
    Let's go.
[08:10] ---
    O-Okay.
[08:14] ---
    I can't stand them.
[08:16] ---
    Straight-arrow squirts like that
    bursting with self-righteousness...
[08:22] ---
    This hill is murder!
[08:24] ---
    I think it's even more exhausting
    than the one before!
[08:28] ---
    I don't get it.
[08:30] ---
    Normally, we'd get pushed forward by the blood
    pressure from the calves, so it's an easier climb.
[08:35] ---
    Not only that, but thanks to dehydration,
    the ground's all grungy!
[08:39] ---
    This is so gross!
[08:46] ---
    The blood vessel's so fragile now
    that it's crumbling?
[08:49] ---
    Are you okay?
[08:51] ---
    Is this...
[08:53] ---
    a blood clot?
[08:55] ---
    Blood clot.
[08:57] ---
    When blood coagulates
    within a blood vessel.
[09:00] ---
    Formed when the vessel wall
    is damaged or becomes inflamed.
[09:05] ---
    Because it hinders blood circulation,
    it can lead to various ailments.
[09:10] ---
    That blood clot formed
    because of the pool of fallen Red Blood Cells!
[09:15] ---
    Deep-vein thrombosis.
[09:18] ---
    When a blood clot forms
    in the veins of the lower torso.
[09:21] ---
    Caused when the legs are immobile
    for extended periods of time,
[09:24] ---
    or by damage or inflammation
    to the vessel walls.
[09:28] ---
    If we were to fall into a place like this...
[09:33] ---
    Look out!
[09:39] ---
    So close.
[09:40] ---
    You guys...
[09:42] ---
    What the heck do you think you're doing?
[09:44] ---
    I happened to drop my oxygen.
    I was hoping you could go get it for me.
[09:52] ---
    Since you two take your jobs so seriously,
[09:55] ---
    that wouldn't be a problem
    at all, would it?
[09:57] ---
    This is insane!
[09:59] ---
    Now's the time for us to give it our all,
    and you're pulling a stunt like this?
[10:02] ---
    Don't make us laugh.
[10:04] ---
    For a body whose health is deteriorating
    by the minute no matter how hard we work,
[10:09] ---
    how are we supposed to give it our all?
[10:12] ---
    Tell us, why don't you?
[10:14] ---
    Whether or not you work your silly little
    butts off, it doesn't change a thing!
[10:18] ---
    But don't you dare ever mouth off at us again!
[10:27] ---
    Dammit!
[10:37] ---
    White Blood Cell?
[10:38] ---
    Are you all right?
[10:42] ---
    You saved us.
[10:45] ---
    Thank you so much, White Blood Cell.
[10:48] ---
    No need to thank me.
[10:50] ---
    But seriously, you're always rescuing us.
[10:54] ---
    It's a two-way street.
[10:57] ---
    Is it really?
[10:59] ---
    For now, let's just get you away from here.
[11:08] ---
    But really...
[11:10] ---
    I can't believe
    there's such a gaping hole there.
[11:12] ---
    Don't let your guard down as you move on.
[11:15] ---
    Because that spot back there
    isn't the only place where there's a blood clot.
[11:19] ---
    Huh? Really?
[11:21] ---
    I found a bunch of other clots
    on my way here.
[11:24] ---
    How did things get so bad?
[11:27] ---
    Through excessive consumption
    of nutrients five, six times a day.
[11:31] ---
    Also, this body hasn't had any sleep
    for two full days now,
[11:35] ---
    and it's been in the same position
    all that time, barely moving.
[11:38] ---
    Huh? Two full days?
[11:40] ---
    So, that's why the calf muscles
    have hardly been functioning,
[11:43] ---
    and the blood pressure that should be
    pushing upward was so weak.
[11:47] ---
    What's all this shaking?
[11:51] ---
    The calf muscles are finally starting to move!
[11:56] ---
    Hey, great!
[11:58] ---
    Meaning that the blood pressure will rise,
    so it'll be easier for us to climb, right?
[12:13] ---
    Huh?
[12:16] ---
    Whoa! What the cell is that?
[12:21] ---
    Run into the capillary!
[12:27] ---
    What the...
[12:28] ---
    ...h-heck was that?
[12:31] ---
    That was the blood clot rolling out,
    fanned by the sudden rise in blood pressure.
[12:37] ---
    If that blood clot were to get stuck
    in some crucial organ somewhere...
[12:41] ---
    there could be trouble.
[12:44] ---
    We have to stop it!
[12:47] ---
    Hey! Hold up!
[12:49] ---
    We have a problem!
[12:50] ---
    What's going on?
[12:51] ---
    The blood clot that formed in the deep vein
    is not hurtling toward the upper torso!
[12:55] ---
    What did you say?
[12:57] ---
    Just where is it heading?
[12:59] ---
    The pulmonary artery!
[13:10] ---
    Did you see those rookies' faces?
[13:12] ---
    So panicked, it was hysterical!
[13:15] ---
    I bet they learned their lesson.
[13:17] ---
    That's what happens to rookies
    who have the nerve to mouth off.
[13:22] ---
    Huh? What's going on?
[13:28] ---
    Something huge is coming this way!
[13:28] ---
    PLATELETS
[13:30] ---
    No way! What is it?
[13:32] ---
    Oh! So scary!
[13:35] ---
    Don't run away, morons!
[13:37] ---
    We've got to hold it off and—
[13:39] ---
    Not happening, not happening!
[13:48] ---
    Come on, not that thing!
[13:51] ---
    So, that blood clot
    hasn't come to a stop yet?
[13:54] ---
    It's no good! The blood clot
    is still heading toward the lungs!
[14:01] ---
    Hey, it's not safe! Up ahead is...
[14:04] ---
    PULMONARY
    ARTERY
[14:05] ---
    The pulmonary artery!
[14:09] ---
    Stop!
[14:13] ---
    Stop!
[14:18] ---
    What was that just now?
[14:20] ---
    WELCOME TO THE LUNGS
[14:21] ---
    What on earth is going on?
[14:30] ---
    We were too late.
[14:33] ---
    LUNGS
[14:35] ---
    The blood clot...
[14:37] ---
    is stuck now!
[14:42] ---
    What are you doing?
    We have to get that clot out of there!
[14:45] ---
    R-Right!
[14:52] ---
    It's no good! It's not even budging!
[14:57] ---
    Are you all right?
[15:04] ---
    So, you got caught up
    in the blood clot as it rolled by?
[15:10] ---
    How lame is this?
[15:12] ---
    Th-The pulmonary artery's clogged up.
[15:16] ---
    Now we can't deliver oxygen to the lungs!
[15:22] ---
    The light...
[15:25] ---
    Economy Class Syndrome.
[15:26] ---
    Also known as "pulmonary embolism."
[15:30] ---
    When a blood clot in the lower torso
[15:33] ---
    PULMONARY
    ARTERY
[15:35] ---
    makes its way to the lungs via the bloodstream.
[15:39] ---
    As a result, the blood stops flowing
    to the pulmonary alveolus,
[15:41] ---
    preventing the Red Blood Cells
    from transporting oxygen, thus triggering hypoxia.
[15:47] ---
    Causes shortness of breath and chest pain.
[15:51] ---
    In some cases, it can lead to death.
[15:56] ---
    Can you believe this?
[15:58] ---
    The pulmonary artery's blocked!
[16:00] ---
    At this rate, the lungs will be destroyed, and
    we won't be able to get any oxygen from the lungs!
[16:05] ---
    Oxygen levels across the whole body
    are plunging!
[16:08] ---
    If this keeps up, this body will...
[16:11] ---
    It's all over now!
[16:13] ---
    We're both going to die!
[16:20] ---
    This crappy world is history now!
[16:32] ---
    What should we do?
[16:35] ---
    How can we overcome this crisis?
[16:39] ---
    White Blood Cell, you have to save us!
    How can we deal with this?
[16:45] ---
    We White Blood Cells are effective in battle
    against external enemies.
[16:51] ---
    The only ones who can get us
    out of this predicament are actually...
[16:55] ---
    What can we do?
[16:59] ---
    The bronchial arteries.
[17:01] ---
    Bronchial arteries?
[17:05] ---
    We'll go through the bronchial arteries
    to deliver oxygen to the lungs!
[17:08] ---
    But those aren't blood vessels
    for gas exchange, are they?
[17:12] ---
    No way can we transport such
    a massive load of oxygen!
[17:15] ---
    The bronchial arteries.
[17:17] ---
    Unlike the pulmonary arteries,
    which specialize in gas exchange,
[17:21] ---
    and through which
    massive amounts of blood flow,
[17:23] ---
    these are narrow vessels which deliver oxygen
    and nutrients to the pulmonary alveolus itself
[17:28] ---
    and other respiratory organs
    via a separate route.
[17:32] ---
    All we have to do is hold on until this blood clot
    dissolves and the circulation is restored!
[17:36] ---
    We have to supply
    as much oxygen as we can!
[17:39] ---
    I'm telling you, that's crazy!
[17:42] ---
    Everyone, can you help us out?
[17:45] ---
    Let's deliver oxygen to the lungs!
[17:54] ---
    Well, of course I'll go.
[17:57] ---
    I'll go, all right.
[18:03] ---
    This is a job that no one
    but you guys can carry out.
[18:08] ---
    We're leaving this body to you.
[18:10] ---
    Right!
[18:12] ---
    BRONCHIAL ARTERY
    6 - 12
[18:15] ---
    So cramped.
[18:17] ---
    I don't think we can deliver
    oxygen through here.
[18:21] ---
    The bronchial arteries are no more
    than one to two millimeters thick.
[18:25] ---
    The amount of blood flowing through them is only 1%
    or so of what flows through the pulmonary arteries.
[18:31] ---
    However, we have no choice but to do it.
[18:34] ---
    Let's all work together!
[18:38] ---
    Let's go!
[18:50] ---
    I'm not kidding, man. A place like this...
[18:56] ---
    Please let us get there in time!
[19:01] ---
    It's been a while since they left,
    but there's no response.
[19:05] ---
    I guess it was a crazy idea, after all!
[19:13] ---
    The blood clot's starting to dissolve!
[19:16] ---
    Hey, now we can move on!
[19:17] ---
    Everybody, deliver that oxygen!
[19:19] ---
    What happened to the Lung Cells...
[19:22] ---
    and the rookies?
[19:29] ---
    Too late...
[19:35] ---
    We're fine.
[19:38] ---
    We're all just lying here
    to preserve our strength.
[19:45] ---
    But how?
[19:47] ---
    It was just a trickle, but we started to get
    a supply of oxygen from the bronchial arteries,
[19:53] ---
    and that's how we were able to survive.
[19:56] ---
    Thank goodness!
[19:58] ---
    So, the blood clot dissolved, right?
[20:02] ---
    It was all thanks to them.
[20:05] ---
    Everyone! Please bring some oxygen
    to those people over there, too!
[20:22] ---
    Man, I'm wiped!
    I can't move anymore!
[20:27] ---
    But look. Thanks to the ample
    supply of oxygen...
[20:33] ---
    This is the good kind of exhaustion, huh?
[20:37] ---
    True that.
[20:41] ---
    Didn't I tell you it was a two-way street?
[20:44] ---
    You guys just pulled off something
    that we couldn't do.
[20:48] ---
    You saved the day. I appreciate it.
[20:52] ---
    Thanks.
[20:53] ---
    Right!
[20:58] ---
    That's right.
[21:00] ---
    Because of the situation we're in,
    as coworkers in the same body...
[21:04] ---
    we have to join forces
    and help each other out.
[21:08] ---
    Precisely because of the situation we're in.
[21:26] ---
    Something's...
[21:27] ---
    not right!
[21:36] ---
    I don't believe this!
[21:38] ---
    The White Blood Cells are...
[21:40] ---
    nowhere to be seen!
[21:44] ---
    Just what in the world...
[21:48] ---
    is happening to this body?
[23:19] ---
    PREVIEW
[23:20] ---
    I want you to be even more vigilant than ever
    about bacteria and viruses!
[23:22] ---
    CALAMITY
[23:23] ---
    What the heck is this?
[23:24] ---
    ATHLETE'S FOOT
[23:25] ---
    Those sturdy walls on the bottoms
    of the feet are full of holes!
[23:28] ---
    THE MEANING OF WORK
[23:28] ---
    We're all exhausted!
[23:31] ---
    As if we have any time to rest!
[23:31] ---
    CALAMITY, ATHLETE'S FOOT,
    AND THE MEANING OF WORK