Body Fluids And Circulation Flashcards
All living cells have to be provided with ____,____and ____.
Nutrients
O2
Other essential substances
Simple organisms like ____and ___ circulate water from the surroundings through their body cavities to facilitate the cells to exchange these essential substances .
Sponges
Coelenterates
_use special fluids to transport such. Essential materials .
More complex organisms
___is the most commonly used body fluid .
Blood
Tissue fluid -
Lymph
Blood 🩸 is a ____tissue consisting of _,__and ____.
Fluid matrix
Plasma
Formed elements
Plasma is a __coloured , _____fluid
Straw-coloured
Viscous
Plasma constitutes nearly ___%of the blood .
55%
Water constitutes ___% of plasma .
90-92%
Proteins contribute __ % of plasma .
6-8%
What are the major proteins found in PLASMA -
3
Fibrinogens
Globulins
Albumins
Constituents of plasma -
Water -90-92% Proteins -6-8% Minerals -small amounts Glucose Among acids Lipids
_____are needed for clotting or coagulation of blood .
Fibrinogens
____are involved in the defence mechanism of the body .
Globulins ( part of proteins in plasma )
____ help in OSMOTIC BALANCE .
Albumins ( part of proteins in plasma )
Plasma also contains small amounts of minerals like -
Na+ Ca++ Mg++ HCO3- Cl-
_,__and__are also present in plasma AS THEY ARE ALWAYS IN TRANSIT IN THE BODY .
Glucose
Amino acids
Lipids
Factors for __or ___of blood are also present in the plasma .
Clotting
Coagulation
Factors for coagulation or clotting of blood are also present in the plasma in an __form .
Inactive
______ without _____is called SERUM .
Plasma
Clotting factors
__,____and ____are collectively called formed elements .
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Platelets
Formed elements constitute nearly ____% of the blood .
45%
_are the most abundant of all the cells in the blood 🩸
RBCs / erythrocytes
A healthy adult person on an average has ___RBCs mm-3 of blood 🩸.
5 -5.5 million mm-3