Blood Flashcards
Blood regulates homeostasis in,
Body temp
pH
Water count of cells
Blood transports
Oxygen Carbon dioxide Nutrients Waste Heat Hormones
2 ways blood protects you
Clotting response so you don’t bleed to death
Fights microbes and toxins with WBCs or plasma proteins
Bloods average temp
38 celsius
100.4 F
Average pH
7.35-7.45
Volume in average adult
4-6 liters
% plasma
55%
% formed elements
45%
3 formed elements
RBCs
WBCs
Platelets
Needed to maintain viscosity And pressure
Albumins
Made by liver for blood clotting
Fibrinogen
Needed to produce antibodies
Globulins
92% of plasma
Water
Hemopoiesis
Blood formation
Blood cells arise from
Pluripotent stem cells
After birth, blood cell formation rakes place in
Red bone marrow
Straw colored liquid after removal of formed elements
Blood plasma
7% of plasma
Blood protiens
Phagocytize activity
Monocytes
Neutrophils
Most common blood protien
Albumins
Immature red blood cell
Reticulocyte
Inherited defect common if African Americans, RBCs are distorted
Sickle cell disease
Appendicitis or acute infection can cause rap in increase in this WBC
Neutrophil
WBC that are agranulocytes
Lympho & Monocytes
WBCs that are granular
Neutro, Baso, & Eosino