Blood Flashcards
Blood volume of average adult
5 liters (5 quarts)
Blood
Type of connective tissue
Plasma
Liquid or cell free portion of the blood
Blood is made in ______ _______
Red marrow
3 types of blood cells
Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
White blood cells (leukocytes)
Platelets (thrombocytes)
RBCs lose ——– and ——– before being released into blood
Nucleus and organelles
RBCs contain
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin
Oxygen carrying protein
————- gives RBCs their red color
Hemoglobin
—- is necessary for hemoglobin synthesis
Iron
White blood cells (WBC)
Protect against infection by engulfing bacteria (phagocytosis) or producing antibodies
Clean up dead and damaged cells
3 major types of Leukoytes
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Granulocytes
Lymphocytes
Give long-term immunity
Monocytes
Eat invading pathogens
Granulocytes
Release toxic granules to kill parasites and bacteria
Platelets
Help close breaks in damaged blood cells and form blood clots
Platelets are —— the size of an RBC and they don’t have a ——-
Half
Nucleus
Blood coagulation
Protein fibrin in plasma forms a mesh at breakage site to trap blood cells and form a clot
B lymphocytes (B cells) become activated to make —— when they see ———
Antibodies
A foreign object
Plasma cells
Antibody producing B cells
Antibodies
Proteins that are used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses
