Blood Flashcards
what are the 3 main functions of blood?
transportation, regulation, protection
what are the 3 parts related to blood regulating?
pH, body temperature, normal fluid levels
what are the 2 parts related to blood protecting?
immunity, clotting
what are the 3 formed elements of blood?
RBC, WBC, platelets
what is hematocrit a test of?
how much blood volume is RBC
___% of blood volume is plasma
55
plasma is bade of what major components?
water, protein, electrolytes/nutrients/waste
____% of blood volume is erythrocytes
44
___% of blood volume is buffy coat
1
what are the 2 components of buffy coat?
platelets, leukocytes
what are the 3 major types of plasma proteins?
albumin, globulins, fibrinogens
this plasma protein is responsible for maintaining osmotic pressure to allow blood cells to circulate and maintain size and volume, and transport hormones, ions, and lipids
albumin
plasma is 60% ____
albumin
this plasma protein contains immunoglobulins for the immune system to fight infection
globulins
plasma is 35% ____
globulins
this plasma protein releases clotting factors to convert fibrinogen into fibrin
fribrinogens
plasma is 4% ____
fibrinogens
a __ ____ is a way to evenly distribute blood for morphological examination
blood smear
erythrocytes do not contain ____ or ____
nucleus, organelles
the ____ of RBC contain hemoglobin
cytoplasm
RBC transport ____ to tissues and __ ___ to lungs
oxygen, carbon dioxide
the ___ ____ shape of RBC facilitates gas exchange
biconcave disc
RBC shape allows for what 2 things?
squeeze, rapid diffusion of gases
one hemoglobin unit contains ____ globin chains and ___ heme units
4, 4
each heme unit contains ___ iron that binds to one ___ molecule
1, O2
each blood cell contains _____ heme units that transport _____ oxygen molecules
300 million, 1.2 billion