6.2 The Blood Flashcards
is composed of liquid, the plasma, and of formed elements, the blood cells
The blood
is the liquid part of the blood, colorless fluid. 90% of it is water
Blood Plasma
o Water
o Inorganic salts
-Sodium, phosphates, potassium, bicarbonates, calcium, iodine, magnesium, iron, chlorides, copper
Blood Plasma
o Albumin
o Fibrinogen
o Globulins – antibodies
Blood proteins
o Amino acids from proteins
o Glucose from carbohydrates
o Sugars and starches
o Fatty acids, glycerine from lipids (fats)
Digested food products
o Pituitary gland o Thyroid gland o Parathyroid gland o Pancreas o Suprarenal glands o Gonads
Hormones from the endocrine glands
White blood cell, leukocytes
- Granulocytes
- Agranulocytes or nongranulocytes
Granulocytes
- Neutrophils (polymorphonuclear)
- Eosinophils
- Basophils
Agranulocytes or nongranulocytes
- Lymphocytes
- Monocytes
Cytos, kytos
a cell
Erythros
red
Leukos, leuco
white
Corpus
body
Corpuscle, corpusculus
little body
Produced by the bone marrow, liver, spleen, lymph nodes, and thymus gland
Blood cells
Red blood cells or corpuscles
erythrocytes
Disc shaped cells, concave on both surfaces when viewed on edge
Red blood cells or corpuscles – erythrocytes
They are formed in the bone marrow
Red blood cells or corpuscles – erythrocytes
Red blood cells or corpuscles – erythrocytes: __ microns in diameter
7
Red blood cells or corpuscles – erythrocytes: _____ rbc per cubic mm of blood
4,500,000 to 6 million
a compound of iron and a protein and forms in red blood cells during their development
Hemoglobin
transports oxygen from the lungs to all body tissues and cells. They also transport some carbon dioxide from body tissues to the lungs for elimination
Red blood cells or corpuscles – erythrocytes
Leukocytes or leucocytes
White blood cells
White blood cells – Leukocytes or leucocytes ____ cells per cubic mm of blood
6,000 to 10,000
have granules in the cytoplasm
Granulocytes