Blood Flashcards
Since blood is outside of the cells, it is called an….
Extra cellular fluid
Circulates within the microscopic spaces between tissue cells
Interstitial fluid
What does interstitial fluid do?
Create the cells internal environment which must be kept within normal physiological limits, therefore resulting in homeostasis
Blood and interstitial fluid exchange materials how? And why?
Via osmosis, diffusion, filtration, and reabsorption
To maintain the body’s homeostasis
Functions of the blood
Transportation (oxygen, CO2, nutrients, waste products, and hormones)
Regulation (pH, body temp, H2O)
Protection (against blood loss, against foreign microbes, and toxins)
Viscosity of blood
Greater than water
Temp of blood
38 C
pH of blood
7.35 to 7.45, slightly alkaline
Blood as a body weight percentage
8%
Bloods volume in average in males and females
Males = 5-6 liters/1.5 gallons
Females = 4-5 liters/1.2 gallons
What are the two parts of blood?
Blood plasma and formed elements
straw colored fluid that remains after the formed elements are removed
Blood plasma
Cells and cell fragments of which as 99% RBCs
Formed elements
Of the total volume of blood, __% is RBCs and __% is blood plasma.
WBCs and platelets represent __% of the total volume.
45%
55%
<1%
WBCs and platelets form a very thin layer, called the _____________, between packed RBCs and plasma.
Buffy coat
Blood plasma is __% water and __% salutes
- 5%
8. 5%
The 8.5% of solutes in blood plasma includes…
Proteins, nutrients, vitamins, hormones, respiratory gases, electrolytes, and waste products
What are the formed elements of blood?
RBCs, WBCs, and platelets
What is an alternate name for RBCs?
Erythrocytes
What is an alternate name for WBCs?
Leukocyte
The process of producing formed elements
Hemopoiesis
After birth, hemopoiesis takes place where?
ONLY in the red bone marrow
Where is red bone marrow found?
Epiphysis (ends) of long bones such as much as the humerus and femurs; flat bones such as the sternum, ribs, and cranial bones; vertebrae; and pelvis
Within the red bone marrow are….
Hemopoietic stem cells
Biconcave discs that contain hemoglobin
Mature RBCs
Substance in RBCs that consist of the protein globin & the iron containing red pigment heme
Hemoglobin
What is the function of hemoglobin?
RBCs is to transport oxygen and carbon dioxide
How many molecules of O2 can 1 hemoglobin molecule transport?
4
What is the functionality of RBC shape?
High surface to volume ratio
Discs stack like plates
Discs bend and flex entering small capillaries
Process for the formation of RBCs
Erythropoiesis