Chapter 17 (Exam 2) Flashcards
____ is the most abundant component of plasma.
Water
____ is a condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is reduced.
Anemia
4 functions of blood.
- Transport of nutrients & waste
- Transport of body heat
- Transport of gases
- Defense against toxins and pathogens
During a period of fasting, the levels of ____ in the blood would rise.
Erythropoietin
Most of the protein factors that are required for clotting are synthesized by what organ ____.
Liver
____ permit the diffusion of water, small solutes, and lipid-soluble materials into the surrounding interstitial fluid, but prevent the loss of blood cells and plasma proteins.
Continuous Capillaries
What proteins function is to store and transport oxygen?
Hemoglobin
____ is the innermost layer of a blood vessel.
Tunica intima
PF-3 is a factor in which pathway?
Intrinsic Pathway
____ carry oxygen from the lungs to the body’s cells.
Red Blood Cells
____ prevent the back flow of blood, channel blood towards the heart, and permit blood flow in one direction only.
Venous Valves
____ are large vessels that return blood to the heart.
Veins
Basophils, Red Blood Cells, Lymphocytes, and platelets are all ______ of the blood.
Formed Elements
The conversion of Factor X to prothrombinase occurs in which pathway.
Common Pathway of Coagulation
Pulmonary arteries carry blood to the ____.
Lungs
Which blood type contains RBCs with surface antigen B only and plasma that contains only anti-A antibodies?
Type B
Iron that is removed from degraded hemoglobin is recycled where?
Red Bone Marrow
____ is the percent fraction of formed elements relative to whole blood.
Hematocrit
hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) occurs when ____ are able to cross the placenta and enter the fetal bloodstream.
anti-RH antibodies
Which plasma protein is a major contributor to the osmotic pressure of plasma?
Albumin
The pulmonary trunk exits the ____.
Right ventricle
____ is the combination of plasma and formed elements.
Whole Blood
The function of hemoglobin is to ____.
Carry oxygen