Blood Flashcards
this is the liquid matrix of the blood
plasma
the cells and cell fragments in the blood are called?
formed elements
plasma accounts for __% of the total blood volume
55%
it is a pale yellow fluid that consists of 91% water
plasma
enumerate the three plasma proteins
albumin, globulin, and fibrinogen
this makes up 58 percent of the plasma proteins
albumin
38% of plasma protein
globulin
make up 4% of plasma protein
fibrinogen
it is plasma without the clotting factors
serum
enumerate the formed elements
rbc, wbc, platelets
what are the components of the buffy coat?
wbc and platelets
it is the process of producing formed elements
hematopoiesis
all formed elements come from this
hematopoietic stem cells
two types of intermediate stem cells
myeloid stem cells
lymphoid stem cells
this specific stem cells create lymphocytes
lymphoid stem cells