blood basics

Question 1

in terms of peripheral veins, heart & lungs, capillaries and peripheral arteries where is the most to least blood in the body

Answer 1

from most to least= peripheral veins, heart and lungs, peripheral arteries and capillaries

Question 2

what is blood made up of

Answer 2

45% formed elements, 55% plasma

Question 3

what are the formed elements found in blood

Answer 3

RBC(erythrocytes), WBC(leukocytes) and platelets

Question 4

what are the 2 different classes of WBCs

Answer 4

granulocytes and agranulocytes

Question 5

what types of cell are granulocytes

Answer 5

neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils

Question 6

what types of cell are agranulocytes

Answer 6

lymphocytes, monocytes

Question 7

what is plasms made up of

Answer 7

90% water, rest is proteins, nutrients and salt

Question 8

what happens when blood is separated, using a centrifuge for example

Answer 8

the RBCs would be at the bottom, WBCs form buffy coat(<1% of whole blood) between RBCs and plasma layer on top (yellow colour)

Question 9

what is meant by the term hemopoiesis and where does it occur

Answer 9

formation of cellular elements of blood, takes place mainly in bone marrow