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Why is blood considered connective tissue?

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it contains cells, plasma and dissolved protein fibers

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What is the temperature of blood?

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1°C higher than measured body temperature

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Erythrocytes (red blood cells)

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lower layer of the centrifuged blood
make up about 44% of a blood sample
transport respiratory gases in the blood

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Buffy coat

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middle layer
thin, slightly gray-white layer leukocytes (white blood cells) cell fragment (platelets)
less than 1% of a blood sample

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Plasma

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straw-colored liquid that rises to the top

makes up about 55% of blood

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Erythrocytes and Buffy coat are called…

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formed elements NOT CELLS

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Blood transports numerous….

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elements and compounds throughout the body

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What do erythrocytes transport?

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they carry oxygen from the lungs to body cells

then transport carbon dioxide from the cells back to the lungs

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What does BLOOD plasma transport?

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nutrients that have been absorbed from the GI tract

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What does plasma carry?

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waste products from the cells to organs such as the kidneys

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What is the normal PH of blood?

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7.4

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Blood maintains ______ fluid levels

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normal

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What happens when blood absorbs too much fluid?

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high blood pressure

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What happens when fluid escapes the bloodstream?

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blood pressure drops to unhealthy low levels, and tissues swell with excess fluid

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Fluid Levels is the…..

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Constant exchange of fluid between the blood plasma and the interstitial fluid

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What two compounds does blood contain and why?

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salt and protein

to prevent excess fluid loss in the plasma

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How do leukocytes (white blood cells) protect us?

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help guard against infection by mounting an immune response if a pathogen or an antigen is found

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How does plasma protect us?

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Plasma transports antibodies, that can immobilize antigens until a leukocyte can completely kill or remove the antigen

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How do platelets and blood proteins protect us?

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protect the body against blood loss by forming blood clots on damaged vessels

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What happens when the proteins are moved from the plasma?

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remaining fluid is termed serum

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What % of water does plasma have?

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92%

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What % of plasma proteins does plasma have?

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7%

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What does a plasma protein have? (4 things)

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albumins
globulins
fibrinogen
regulatory proteins

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Albumins (Plasma Protein)

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Smallest and most of the plasma proteins.
58% of total plasma proteins
Regulate water movement between the blood and interstitial fluid
transport proteins that carry ions, hormones, and some lipids in the blood

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Globulins aka antibodies (Plasma Protein)
Second largest group 37% of all plasma proteins. bind, support, and protect certain water-insoluble or hydrophobic molecules, hormones, and ions. Produced defense cells to protect the body against pathogens
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Fibrinogen (Plasma Protein)
4% of all plasma proteins. Responsible for blood clot formation. trauma to the walls of blood vessels, fibrinogen is converted into long, insoluble strands of fibrin= the essence of a blood clot
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Regulatory
very minor class of plasma proteins. less than 1% of total plasma proteins Include enzymes to accelerate chemical reactions in the blood hormones transport to target cells
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Plasma is similar to interstitial fluid because
they have similar concentrations of nutrients, waste products, and electrolyte
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Concentration of dissolved oxygen is.....
higher
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Difference in concentration ensures that carbon dioxide will diffuse.....
where it will be carried to the lungs and discharged from the body
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What is Hematocrit?
% of erythrocytes in blood
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% of hematocrit in Males?
42% - 56%
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% of hematocrit in Females?
38% - 46%
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What affects Hematocrit levels?
more erythrocytes and oxygen
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What do mature Erythrocytes lack?
nuclei
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What do erythrocytes transport?
oxygen and carbon dioxide to tissues and lungs
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How many hemoglobin are found in every erythrocyte?
280 million
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What are hemoglobin responsible for? ( 2 things )
Transports oxygen and carbon dioxide, and makes red color of arterial blood
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Four protein building blocks of the hemoglobin are called?
Globins
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When does oxygen bind to hemoglobins?
when the erythrocytes pass through the blood vessels of the lungs
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When does oxygen leave the hemoglobin?
when the erythrocytes pass through the blood vessels of body tissues
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What does an Antibody interact with?
a specific antigen
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The antibodies in our blood plasma do NOT recognize
antigens on erythrocytes
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What do Leukocytes help initiate?
an immune response and defend the body against pathogens
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Leukocytes are ____ cells
True (has a nucleus/ cellular organelles)
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Leukocytes do NOT contain
hemoglobin
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Leukocytes are _____ times larger than erythrocytes
1.5 to 3
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What are the two groups of leukocytes?
granulocytes and agranulocytes
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Neutrophil (Granulocytes)
Neutrophil 60–70% of the total number of leukocytes. Devours bacteria (pathogen) & release enzymes
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Eosinophils (Granulocytes)
2–4% of the total number of leukocytes nucleus usually has two lobes Devours antigen-antibodies
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Basophils (Granulocytes)
1. 5 times larger than erythrocytes | 0. 5–1% of the total number of leukocytes
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What are agranulocytes? ( are overlooked)
leukocytes that have such small granules in their cytoplasm
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Agranulocytes have both
lymphocytes and monocytes
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T-lymphocytes (T-cells)
manage/direct an immune response | some directly attack foreign cells and virus-infected cells
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B-lymphocytes (B-cells)
stimulated to become plasma cells and produce antibodies
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Natural killer cells (NK cells)
attack abnormal and infected tissue cells
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Platelets are produce in what bone marrow?
red (cells called megakaryocytes)
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Components in the plasma produce a web of ___ that traps erythrocytes and platelets.
fibrin

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