Blood Comp Flashcards
Blood is what kind of tissue
connective
blood contained in the cardiovascular system
whole blood
whole blood circulating in blood vessels carrying oxygen, nutrients and water materials
peripheral blood
clear liquid in which many cellular components are suspended
plasma
another name for red blood cells
erythrocytes
another name for white blood cells
luekocytes
another name for platelets
thrombocytes
five types of white blood cells
neutrophils
eosinophils
baseophils
lymphocytes
monocytes
diagnostic blood tests are routinely preformed on what kind of animals
sick animals
what process is used to collect whole blood samples
venipuncture
a chemical that when added to the blood prevents the blood from clotting after it is removed from the body
anticoagulant
what is the remaining fluid in the blood sample if it is allowed to clot in a tube that doesn’t contain anticoagulant
serum
what is removed from the plasma when blood clots
clotting factors
what happens to a blood sample tube with anticoagulant that is centrifuged
it separates into three layers
top layer of centrifuged blood with anticoagulant, contains clotting proteins
plasma layer
middle layer of centrifuged blood with anticoagulant, contains leukocytes (white blood cells) and thrombocytes (platelets)
buffy coat layer
bottom layer of centrifuged blood with anticoagulant
erythrocyte (red blood cell) layer
three main functions of blood
transportation
regulation
defense
five things that bloods transports
oxygen
nutrients
waste products
hormones
platelets
three things that blood aids in regulating
body temperature
tissue fluid content
blood pH
what is another term for the defense part of blood
phagocytosis
two ways that blood provides defense
carries white blood cells to tissues exposed to foreign invaders
carries platelets
