Blood Composition and Blood Function Flashcards
Blood
Type of connective tissue composed of fluid matrix called plasma and formed elements.
What are the Blood Functions?
- Transportation
- Regulation
- Protection
What is Blood Composed of?
Plasma
White Blood Cells
Platelets
Red Blood Cells
What is another name for Red Blood Cells
Erthrocytes
What do Red Blood Cells contain and what is it?
Haemoglobin - special pigment that combines and carries oxygen.
What do Red Blood Cells not contain and what does it mean?
they do not contain a nucleus meaning more oxygen
What type of shape do Red Blood Cells have and why?
Disc shaped with dent on each side creating a large surface area for gas exchange.
Red Blood Cells have a large ____ ____ compared to volume.
surface area
What is another name for White Blood Cells?
Leucocytes
White Blood Cells: what do they contain?
A nuclei
White Blood Cells: what are they larger than?
Erythrocytes
White Blood Cells: where do they migrate?
They can migrate out of capillaries into tissue fluid
White Blood Cells: Agranular types
Lymphocyte ad Monocyte
White Blood Cells: Granular types
Basophil, Neutrophil, Eosinophil
White Blood Cells: Innate Immunity
non-specific with no memory containing granulocytes and monocytes