Blood Unit

Question 1

Blood is what?

Answer 1

Connective tissue

Question 2

What is hematocrit?

Answer 2

A test that measures the proportion of red blood cells in the blood

Question 3

Blood characteristics: temperature, pH, color, % of body weight, taste?

Answer 3

98.6F, 7.40 pH, scarlet to dark red, 8% of body weight, salty to metalic

Question 4

Characteristics of Erythrocytes

Answer 4

• Biconcave discs
• Lives 120 days, eventually wears out
• Doesn’t do aerobic respiration which preserves O2
• Lacks organelle ration