Blood

Question 1

What is the composition of blood?

Answer 1

• Liquid portion
• Formed elements (cellular components)

Question 2

What is plasma?

Answer 2

90% water, 10% dissolved proteins, aa, gases, electrolytes, sugar, hormone, lipids, vitamins

Question 3

What is the significant elements of plasma?

Answer 3

Albumins, immunoglobulins, fibrinogen

Question 4

What is serum ?

Answer 4

plasma w/o clotting factor

Question 5

What are formed elements?

Answer 5

99% RBC with WBC rest made up of platelets.

Question 6

What are RBC?

Answer 6

FUNCT: Have hemoglobin, iron-containing O2 transport protein

Question 7

What are WBC?

Answer 7

FUNCT: protect the body against infection.

Question 8

What are the 5 WBC?

Answer 8

• Neutrophils
• Eosinophils
• Basophils
• monocytes
• Lymphocytes

Question 9

What is Hemostasis?

Answer 9

Blood vessels are repaired after injury

Question 10

What are the 4 phases of hemostasis?

Answer 10

• Vascular phase
• Platelet phase
• Coagulation Phase
• Fibrinolysis

Question 11

What are neutrophils responsible for?

Answer 11

• attack and digest bacteria

Question 12

What are eosinophils responsible for?

Answer 12

• attack parasitic and antibody labelled foreign molecules

Question 13

What are basophils responsible for?

Answer 13

• release histamine = allergic reactions
• release heparin = anticoagulation

Question 14

What are lymphocytes responsible for?

Answer 14

• viral infections
• circulate btwn lymphatic and circulatory system

Question 15

What are monocytes responsible for?

Answer 15

pass from the circulation to the peripheral tissue where they become macrophages, phagocytic.