Blood Flashcards
1
Q
Hematocrit or PCV
A
Volume of RBC in blood expressed in percentage
2
Q
Specific gravity of blood
A
1.052 - 1.061
3
Q
Source of plasma proteins
A
Fetal: mesenchymal origin
Adult: spleen, bone marrow, retuculoendothelial cells of liver
4
Q
Types of indicators for various body compartments
A
Total body water: deuterium and tritium oxide
ECF: Radioactive sodium, chloride,bromide
Plasma: Evans blue, Radioactive iodine
5
Q
Nyctalopia
A
Night blindness
Defective din light vision
6
Q
Rhodopsin
A
A photosensitive pigment of rods
Constituents: opsin (scotopsin) & chromophore (retinal)
