Blood

Question 1

transport molecules around the body

Answer 1

blood

Question 2

composition of blood

Answer 2

55% plasma, 45% cells

Question 3

goal of blood

Answer 3

oxygen into the blood, get carbon dioxide out of the blood

Question 4

mostly water, sticky, made up of proteins and sugars

Answer 4

plasma

Question 5

three components of plasma

Answer 5

1)proteins 2)nutrients 3)salts

Question 6

breakdown of proteins in plasma (major categories)

Answer 6

albumin, immunoglobulin(IgGs), and clotting proteins

Question 7

breakdown of nutrients in plasma

Answer 7

glucose, amino acids, dissolved gasses(O2 and CO2)

Question 8

breakdown of salt in plasma

Answer 8

NaCl

Question 9

three formed elements in blood

Answer 9

erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets

Question 10

red blood cells, 45% of blood volume

Answer 10

erythrocytes

Question 11

white blood cells, .5% of blood vlolume

Answer 11

leukocytes

Question 12

thrombocytes, .5% of blood volume

Answer 12

platelets

Question 13

carry oxygen through the blood

Answer 13

erythrocytes

Question 14

% age of blood volume that is red blood cells

Answer 14

hemocrit

Question 15

factors that increase hemocrit

Answer 15

high altitude, sometimes exercise, shallow breathing problems(empysema), and being male

Question 16

bags of hemoglobin

Answer 16

red blood cells

Question 17

carries O2 and has four subunits

Answer 17

hemoglobin

Question 18

the sub units of hemoglobin each have these which have iron atoms at their center

Answer 18

heme disc

Question 19

saturated with four oxygens

Answer 19

oxyhemoglobin (HbO2)

Question 20

three or fewer oxygens

Answer 20

deoxyhemoglobin (HHb)

Question 21

shape of erythrocytes

Answer 21

biconcave disc(donut ish)

Question 22

size of erythrocytes

Answer 22

just fit through the smallest capillaries (d=7.5

Question 23

what readily allows O2 in and out of erythrocytes

Answer 23

the biconcave shape

Question 24

no nucleus, steadily made in red bone marrow

Answer 24

anucleate

Question 25

do not use oxygen

Answer 25

anaerobic

Question 26

production of red blood cells

Answer 26

erythropoiesis

Question 27

low blood oxygen levels

Answer 27

hypoxia

Question 28

stimulates red blood cell production in red bone marrow

Answer 28

erythropoietin

Question 29

process of adjusting the hematocrit

Answer 29

oxygen blood level imbalance, kidney release erythropoietin, stimulates red bone marrow, enhanced erythropoiesis, increases oxygen carrying ability

Question 30

what was used in the tour de france to stimulate oxygen to blood

Answer 30

EPO

Question 31

erythropoietin is what base

Answer 31

amino acid