Ch 19 test Flashcards
What are the components of the cardiovascular system
heart, blood vessels, blood
What are the 5 functions of blood
- transportation of dissolved substances
- regulation of pH and ions
- restriction of fluid loss w injury
- defense against toxins and pathogens
- stabilization of body temp
2 major cat. blood is broken down into
plasma and formed elements
Plasma is composed of what?
90%water, proteins, serum
liquid part of blood sample in wh dissolved fibrinogen has converted to solid fibrin
serum
the fluid in the tissues that fills the spaces between cells
interstitial fluid
cytosol, the fluid inside a cell
intracellular fluid
the fluid contents of lymphatic vessels similar to interstitial fluid
lymph
the fluid ground substance of whole blood; what remains after the cells have been removed from blood
plasma
What are the major plasma proteins?
albumins (60%)
Globulins (35%)
fibrinagen (4%)
What constitutes the formed elements?
platelets <.1%
RBC 99.9%
The process that produces formed elements
hemipoises
What cell types do myeloid stem cells produce?
RBCs and WBCs
What cell types do lymphoid stem cells produce?
lymphocytes
the % of whole blood volume contributed by formed elements
hematocrit
the determination of the relative abundance of each type of WBC on the basis of a random sampling of 100 WBCs
differential count
concentration of hemoglobin in the blood
percent hemoglobin saturation
what are 3 important effects of the shape of an RBC
increase surface to volume ratio, form stacks (rouleaux), bend and flex through capillaries
protein molecule the transports respiratory gases
hemoglobin