A&P - Chapter 27 (Part 1) Flashcards
What kind of tissue is blood?
A liquid connective tissue
What does blood provide? (2)
- A pick up and delivery system in the body
2. Heat regulation mechanism for the body
What 2 basic components make up the blood?
- Plasma
- liquid component - Formed elements
- cells
- suspended in plasma
What percentage of the average adults body weight is made up of blood?
8%
Blood plasma
Liquid portion of the blood
What percent does blood plasma make up in volume?
55%
What is blood also known as?
Blood minus its formed elements
- non living
What is the composition of the blood plasma? (6)
- Primarily water
- Nutrients
- O2
- Salts
- Hormones
- Waste products
What are considered the most abundant solutes in the blood?
Plasma proteins
What are 4 plasma proteins?
- Albumins
- Globulins
- Fibrinogen
- Prothrombin
What do albumins do? (2)
- Help thicken
2. Maintain blood volume
What do globulins include?
Antibodies
- help protect us against infections
What are fibrinogen critical for?
Blood clotting
What are prothrombin critical for?
Blood clotting
Blood serum
Blood plasma minus clotting factors