Blood Flashcards
what color is oxygenated blood?
bright red
what color is deoxygenated blood?
dull red
what is plasma?
55% of whole blood
non living liquid and solid elements
what do erythrocytes do?
transport oxygen carried in blood
most numerous
what are leukocytes?
white blood cells
part of the immune system
what are platelets?
blood clot formation
function in hemostasis
What is a hemocratic?
amount of red blood cells in the entire blood
what determines a hemocratic and how does it work?
a centrifuge machine
it spns the blood to seperate the white and red blood cells
what do you put the blood in and what prevents the clotting?
a capillary tube
heparin prevents clotting
what is anemia
low red blood clot
oxygen too low to support metabolism
what happens where there are too many red blood cells?
polycthemia
occurs often in high altitude
high or low hemocratic when there is low oxygen?
high hemocratic low oxygen
purpose of eosinophil?
kills parasites
purpose of monocytes?
eats debris
What is aplastic anemia
bone marrow is not producing red blood cells
