Blood Flashcards
Color of oxygen rich blood
Scarlet red
Color of oxgen poor blood
Dull red
pH and temperature of bld
7.35-7.45
100.4 F
Blood volume in liters and how many % is it on body weight
5-6 liters and 8% of body weight
how many cubic millimiters of RBC’s are there in the blood
5 million RBC’s
The only fluid tissue in the human body and classified as a connective tissue
Blood
which constitues 40-70% of WBC’s and has an occurence of 3000-7000 per mm3
Neutrophils
which constitues 1-4% of WBC’s and has an occurence of 100-400 per mm3
Eosinophils
which constitues 0-1% of WBC’s and has an occurence of 20-50 per mm3
Basophils
The last 2% of blood plasma is composed of many dissolved substances:
ions (electrolytes)
nutrients
waste products
respiratory gases
regulatory substances
If blood is centrifuged:
Erythrocytes sink to the bottom (45%)
Buffy coat floats in the middle (1%)
Plasma rises to the top (55%)
Most abundant solutes in plasma
Plasma proteins
Regulates osmotic pressure
Albumin
Help protect the body from pathogens
globulins/antibodies
help to stem blood loss when a blood vessel is injured
Clotting proteins
Sudden hemorrhage
Hemorrhagic anemia
Lysis od RBC’s as a result of bacterial infections
Hemolytic anemia