Blood Flashcards
Normal limits of blood ph
7.35 - 7.45
a type of connective tissue; consists of liquid matrix (plasma)
Blood
Other term of liquid matrix
Plasma
Cell and cell fragments are ____
Formed elements
Blood makes up __% of total body weight
8%
Total blood volume for female adult
4-5 Liters
A pale, yellow liquid that surround crlls
Plasma
What are the plasma proteins?
Albumin
Globulin
Fibrinogen
It helps in water balance determined by the movement of water in and out of blood by osmosis
Albumi
Includes antibodies and compelements as part of immune system
Globulin
transports molecules and carried to blood
Globulin
Some are clotting factors necessary for blood clot formation
Globulins
A clotting factor, activation converts it to fibrin
Fibrinogen
A threadlike protein that forms blood clot
Fibrin
A plasma without the clotting factors
Serum
A single population of cells where all formed elements are derived
Hemocytoblast or Stem Cells
Determine the types of formed elements and how many are produced
Growth factor
Responsible for the red color
Hemoglobin
How many days do rbc live in males
120 days
How many days do rbc live in females
110 days
Color of rbc with oxygen
Bright red
Color of rbc without oxygen
Dark red
A gas produced by incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons
Carbon monoxide
Produced in tissues and transported by blood to the lungs to be removed
Carbon dioxide
Each protein chain
Globin
Red pigmented molecules
Heme
An enzyme found in red blood cell
Carbonic Anhydrase
Stem cells which give rise to rbc line
Proerythroblast
What is essential in the production of hemoglobin
Iron
Produced by the kidney in response to low blood oxygen levels
Erythropoietin / EPO
Necessary for synthesis of DNA
B vitamins folate
B12
Macrophages are located in the
Spleen and liver
A yellow pigmented molecule ftom conversion of heme molecules
Bilirubin
A yellowish color to the skin
Jaundice
If bilirubin are deposited into other tissues, it may cause _______
Jaundice
It contributes yellow characteristics to urine
Bilirubin
Spherical cells that lack hemoglobin
White blood cells
Makes up the bluffy coat together with plasma
White blood cell
It is like ameba
Ameboid Movement
White blood cells are larger than red blood cells
True