Blood Flashcards
What is the type of tissue of blood
loose connective tissue
What is the function of blood
it transports oxygen and nutrients to different parts of the body
What % does the blood comprises in a persons body weight
8%
What is the normal pH of blood
7.4
It is the intercellular fluid substance of blood
Plasma
It is the plasma minus fibrinogen
Serum
What are the formed elements
RBC, WBC, and platelets
What is the clot like jelly mass that form a fibrous network
Fibrin
What % is plasma
54%
What % is buffy coat
1%
What % is RBC
45%
What % is water and organic compounds in plasma
90% and 10%
What maintains the osmotic pressure of blood and what is the %?
Albumin 60%
What binds and transport proteins and what %
a and B globulin 36%
What comprise antibodies of the immune system and what %
Gamma globulin 36%
It is needed for the final step of blood clotting. What %
Fibrinogen 4%
It transports lipids. What %
1%
How many RBCs does males have
4.5 to 6.0 million/cu mm
How many RBC does women have
4.0 to 5.5/cu mm
Standard platelet count
150,000 to 400,000/cu mm
What is the normal hematocrit count of males
40% to 54%
What is the normal hematocrit count of females
37% to 47%
What is the color of unstained erythrocyte
pale yellow greenish yellow
What is the color of stained RBC
pink
Where is RBC produced
bone marrow
What is the term for immature RBC
reticulocytes
Normal amt of hemoglobin with pinkish color
Normochromic
Less than normal amt of hemoglobin
Hyopochromic
More than the normal amt of hemoglobin
Hyperchromic
Normal sized RBC
Normocytes