Blood Flashcards
What does the blood transport?
gases, nutrients, waste products, processed molecules, and regulatory molecules
what does the blood regulates
pH and osmosis
what does the blood maintain
body temperature
what does the blood protect us against
foreign substances
what does the blood form when blood vessels are damaged
clot (by means of clot formation)
it is the essence of life
blood
helps maintain homeostasis
blood
what are the SPECIFIC substances and gases that the blood transport?
- oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, ions, and water
- Vitamin D, hormones, enzymes
Helps the blood in maintaining blood pH level
buffers
what is the normal limit or range of a blood pH level
7.35 - 7.45
blood generates heat or becomes warm by means of ______
metabolism
____ ____ forms to damaged blood vessels to protect us against extensive blood loss
blood clotting
Composition of blood
plasma and formed elements
composition of plasma
water, proteins, other substances/solutes
composition of plasma’s proteins
albumins, globulins, fibrinogen
composition of plasma’s other solutes
ions & gases, nutrients, waste products, regulatory substances
composition of formed elements
thrombocytes, leukocytes, erythrocytes
composition of formed element’s leukocytes
[NLMEB]
Neutrophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Basophils
(1) ____ is the liquid matrix of the blood that contains the cells and cells fragements called (2) ___
- Plasma
- Formed elements
It is 55% of the total blood volume
Plasma
It is the 45% of the total blood volume
formed elements
the total blood volume in liters of an average adult female
4-5 Liters
the total blood volume in liters of an average adult male
5-6 liters
blood makes up the __ of the total body weight
8%
__ is the pale yellow fluid of the blood
Plasma
Total plasma volume of plasma’s components:
- Water -
- Proteins -
- Other solutes -
- 91%
- 7%
- 2%
Plasma’s proteins include ___, ____, ____
albumin, globulin, fibrinogen
The 58% of the plasma proteins
Albumin
___ makes an important contribution to osmotic pressure asides from Na+ and Cl-
Albumin
water balance between the blood is determined by __
the movement of water into and out of the blood by osmosis
the 38% of the plasma proteins
Globulins
Example of Globulins
antibodies and complement
Function of Globulins
- Transport molecules
- Help with clotting factors
the 4% of the plasma proteins
fibrinogen
when the clotting factors of fibrinogen activates it will turn into
Fibrin
the threadlike protein that forms blood clot
fibrin
it is a plasma without the clotting factor
serum
Oxygen enters the blood in the __
lungs
___ ___ enters the blood from tissues
Carbon dioxide
Other substances that are suspended / dissolved in the blood came from the __, __, __, __, __
[LIIKE]
Liver
Immune tissues (lymph nodes & spleen)
Intestines
Kidneys
Endocrine glands
[True or False]
The concentration of the substances are NOT regulated & maintained within narrow limits
false
[True or False]
The concentration of the substances are regulated & maintained within narrow limits
True
plasma’s water acts as a ___ and ___ for blood components
solvent, suspending medium
a protein that maintains osmotic pressure
albumin
2 types of globulin that destroys foreign substances
antibodies and complement
2 types of plasma’s protein that transport molecules
albumin and globulin
a protein that form clots
fibrinogen
___ ___ catalyze enzymes or chemical reactions
regulatory substances
___ ___ stimulate or inhibit body functions or hormones
regulatory substances
the ions fhat are involved in osmotic pressure
Na+ and Cl-
the ion membrane potentials
Na+ and K+
the ions for acid-base balance
hydrogen, hydroxide, and bicarbonate ions
nutrients is the source of energy and building blocks of more complex molecules
- state the specific nutrients
glucose, amino acids, triglycerides
gases that are involved in aerobic respiration
O2 and CO2
__ __ breakdown products of protein metabolism and erythrocytes
waste products
Waste products breakdown products of __ __ and __ (red blood cells)
protein metabolism, red blood cell
the broken down products of protein metabolism in the plasma are __ and __ __
urea, ammonia salts
the broken down product of red blood cells or erythrocytes in the plasma is the __
bilirubin
the 2% or other components of plasma are the __, __, __, __ __, and __ __
ions, nutrients, gases, waste products, regulatory substances
__ is the process that produces formed elements
hematopoiesis
In fetus, hematopoiesis occurs in several tissues such as the __, __, __, __ __, and __ __ __
[TRLLS]
Thymus
Red bone marrow
Lymph nodes
Liver
Spleen
___ is confined in the red bone marrow after birth
hematopoiesis
hematopoietic stem cells are also called __
hemocytoblasts
the formed elements of blood are derived from the __ __ __ or can also be called as __
hematopoietic stem cells, hemocytoblasts
the single population of cells
hematopoietic stem cells, hemocytoblasts
the 2 types of hematopoietic stem cells
myeloid stem cells and lymphoid stem cells
erythrocytes are __ more numerous than leukocytes and __ more numerous than platelets
700x, 17x
what is the committed cell of the leukocytes
hemocytoblast or hematopoiesis
a cell line will always start with __
blast
if a monocyte will transport itself to a specific tissue it will become a __
macrophage
two types of lymphocytes
T cells and B cells
the committed cell of a lymphocyte stem line
lymphoblast
the committed cell of erythropoiesis
proerythroblast