BLOOD Flashcards
The only fluid tissue in the human body
BLOOD
blood is classified as a connective tissue. The
Living cells = _____ &
Non-living matrix = ______
Living cells = formed elements ;
Non-living matrix = plasma
pH must remain between ______
7.35–7.45
dull red blood indicates ______
oxygen-poor blood
Blood temperature is _____ than body temperature
slightly higher
scarlet red blood indicates ______
oxygen-rich blood
______ is Composed of approximately 90 percent water
BLOOD PLASMA
Blood plasma includes many dissolved substances such as:
o Nutrients
o Salts (metal ions)
o Respiratory gases
o Hormones
o Proteins
o Waste products
PLASMA PROTEINS (3)
- Albumin
- Clotting proteins
- Antibodies
a plasma protein that help to stem blood loss when a blood vessel is injured
clotting proteins
a plasma protein that regulates osmotic pressure
albumin
a plasma protein that help protect the body from
antigens
antibodies
Erythrocytes = ______
red blood cells
Leukocytes = ______
white blood cells
Platelets = __________
cell fragments
ERYTHROCYTES (RED BLOOD CELLS) main function is ______
to carry oxygen
Iron-containing protein that binds strongly, but reversibly, to oxygen
hemoglobin
Each hemoglobin molecule has _____ oxygen binding sites
four
Each erythrocyte has _____ hemoglobin molecules
250 million
These are complete cells, with a nucleus and organelles and is crucial in the body’s defense against disease
LEUKOCYTES (WHITE BLOOD CELLS)
move into and out of blood vessels refers to ______
diapedesis
_______ respond to chemicals released by
damaged tissues
LEUKOCYTES (WHITE BLOOD CELLS)
Normal levels of leukocyte are between _____ and _____
cells per millimeter
4,000 and 11,000
cells per millimeter
Abnormal leukocyte levels
are either called:
Leukocytosis and Leukopenia
Granules in their cytoplasm can be stained. This Include neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
Granulocytes
It refers to abnormally low leukocyte level and commonly caused by certain drugs
Leukopenia
Refers to leukocytes level is above 11,000 leukocytes/ml. It Generally indicates an infection
Leukocytosis
Multilobed nucleus with fine granules
Neutrophils
Large brick-red cytoplasmic granules
Eosinophils
Act as phagocytes at active sites of infection
Neutrophils
Found in repsonse to allergies and
parasitic worms
Eosinophils
Have histamine-containing granules AND Initiate inflammation
Basophils
Lack visible cytoplasmic granules. It Include lymphocytes and monocytes
Agranulocytes
Nucleus fills most of the cell
Lymphocytes