Blood Flashcards
Functions of blood
Transportation, regulation, protection
What does regulation do
Maintains body temperature
What is the only fluid tissue in the body
Blood
Bloods three layers
Erythrocytes(blood), Buffy coat, plasma
Ph level of blood
7.35-7.45
What does hemoglobin do
Gas transportation, protein that carry’s oxygen
What’s the formation of all blood cells
Hematopoiesis, occurs in red bone marrow
Lifespan of a red blood cell
100-120 days
What’s anemia
Disorder where blood has abnormal low oxygen carrying capacity
Most abundant WBC and what it does
Neutrophils, main job is to destroy bacteria
What WBC makes up 2-4% of all WBCs
Eosinophils, destroys parasitic worms
What’s the rarest WBC
Basophil causes allergies
What WBC is the second most common WBC
Lymphocytes, 25% and crucial for immunity
What WBC protects aginst bacteria
Monocytes
What are the three granulocytes
Neutrophil, eosinophil, basophil