BLOOD Flashcards
what are the different functions of blood
- transport of gases, nutrients, and waste products
- transport of processed molecules
- transport of regulatory molecules
- regulation of pH and osmosis
- maintenance of body temperature
- protection against foreign substances
- clot formation
a type of connective tissue that consists of a liquid matrix containing cells and cell fragments
blood
the liquid matrix in blood is called the
plasma
the cells and cell fragments in blood is called the
formed elements
the total blood volume is about
4-5 liters in female
5-6 liters in male
blood makes up about _ of the total body weight
8%
a pale yellow fluid that consists of about 91% water, 7% proteins, and 2% other components such as ions, nutrients, gases, waste products, and regulatory substances
plasma
plasma includes
albumin
globulins
fibrinogen
makes up 58% of the plasma proteins
albumin
account for 38% of the plasma proteins
globulins
a clotting factor that constitutes 4% of plasma proteins
fibrinogen
a threadlike protein that forms blood clots is plasma without the clotting factors
fibrin
is plasma without the clotting factors
serum
acts as a solvent and suspending medium for blood components
water
maintain osmotic pressure, destroy foreign substances, transport molecules, and form clots
proteins
involved in osmotic pressure, membrane potentials, and acid base balance
ions
source of energy and building blocks or more complex molecules
nutrients
involved in aerobic respiration
gases
breakdown products of protein metabolism
waste products
catalyze chemical reactions and stimulate or inhibit many body functins
regulatory substances
what are the formed elements of blood
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
are the most abundant of the formed elements ; constitute 95% of all formed elements
red blood cells or erythrocytes
the remaining 5% of the volume of the formed elements consists of
white blood cells or leukocytes
cell fragments are called
platelets
the process that produces formed elements ; continuous throughout our lives
hematopoiesis
all formed elements of blood are derived from a single population of cells called
hematopoietic stem cells or hemocytoblasts
hematopoietic stem cells give rise to two types of intermediate stem cells
myeloid cells
lymphoid stem cells
lymphoid stem cells give rise to _, a type of white blood cell
lymphocytes
disk-shaped with edges that are thicker than the center of the cell
normal red blood cells
increases the cell’s surface area, thereby allowing gases to move into and out of the red blood cell more rapidly as compared to flat disc of the same size
biconcave shape
red blood cells can live up to __
120 days in males
110 days in females
one third of a red blood cell’s volume is the pigmented protein _ , which is responsible for the cell’s red color
hemoglobin
each protein chain called a
globin
globin is bound to one _ , a red pigmented molecule
heme
the enzyme __ is primarily found inside red blood cells, catalyzes a reaction that converts carbon dioxide and water into a hydrogen ion and a bicarbonate ion
carbonic anhydrase
stem cells form __ which give rise to the red blood cell line
proerythroblasts
stimulates red bone marrow to produce more red blood cells
erythropoietin
spherical cells with a nucleus
white blood cells
5 types of white blood cells
(granulocytes)
neutrophil
basophil
eosinophil
(agranulocytes)
lymphocyte
monocyte
nucleus with two to four lobes connected by thin filaments ; cytoplasmic granules stain a light pink or reddish purple
neutrophil
nucleus with two indistinct lobes ; cytoplasmic granules stain blue purple
basophil
nucleus often bilobed ; cytoplasmic granules stain orange red or bright red
eosinophil
round nucleus ; cytoplasm forms a thin ring around the molecules ; smallest of the WBC
lymphocyte
nucleus round, kidney shaped, or horseshoe shaped ; contains more cytoplasm than does lymphocytes ; largest of WBC
monocyte