Blood & Blood Typing Test Flashcards
What is regulated by the blood?
Body temperature, fluid balance, pH levels
Which plasma protein is involved in clotting blood?
Fibrinogen
Which plasma protein is involved in producing antibodies?
Globulin
Which portion of the blood carries fatty acids, salts, glucose, protein, amino acids, vitamins, enzymes, hormones, and waste products?
Plasma
Water makes up what percentage of plasma?
90%
What makes up 55% of the blood?
Plasma
What is responsible for helping clot minor injuries to vessels?
Platelets
What is responsible for defending the body against pathogens?
White blood cells
Which type of blood cells has a lifespan of months to years?
White blood cells
What components of the blood are produced in the bone marrow?
RBC’s, WBC’s Platelets
What is the role of thrombin in the clotting process?
Turns fibrinogen into water insoluble fibrin
What is the role of thromboplastin in the clotting process?
Sets of several enzymatic reactions that cause prothrombin to change in to thrombin
What traps RBC’s and platelets at the site of a damaged vessel to form a clot?
Fibrin
Hemoglobin:
Gives the red blood cells their colour, carries oxygen in the red blood cell, pushes out the nucleus from the red blood cell
What antigens would an AB+ person have?
A, B, and Rh antigens