Blood and formed elements of blood Flashcards
1
Q
What is blood?
A
Connective tissue with a fluid matrix (plasma)
2
Q
What is in the Circulatory system
A
Blood
Heart
Blood vessels
3
Q
What does blood do?
A
Transport substances throughout the body- maintain homeostasis and distributes heat
4
Q
What substances does blood transport and remove?
A
Transports nutrients, O2 to the body
Removes metabolic wastes +CO2
5
Q
What are the 4 things that blood contains?
A
RBC
WBC
Platelets
Plasma
6
Q
What do RBC do?
A
Respiratory gas and transport
7
Q
What does WBC do?
A
Fight infection
8
Q
What does platelets do?
A
stoppage of bleeding
9
Q
What does plasma do
A
liquid matrix
10
Q
What are the 5 types of WBC
A
Neutrophils Eosinophils Basophils Monocytes lymphocytes
11
Q
What are the 5 things in plasma
A
H20 Protein waste Nutrients Gases
