Chapter 18 - Blood Flashcards
How does blood transport through the body?
- Oxygen from lungs to body tissues
- Metabolic wastes from tissues to lungs, kidneys, and liver
- Nutrients from GI tract to body cells
- Hormones
How does blood help with regulation?
- pH via buffers
- Body temperature
- Water content of cells
How does blood help provide protection?
- Helps stop blood loss
2. Immunity and immune responses
What are the Physical Characteristics of Blood?
- More viscous than water
- Temperature about 1° C higher than oral or rectal body temperature
- Alkaline pH (7.35 to 7.45)
- ~8% of total body weight
- 5-6 Liter in adult male
- 4-5 Liter in adult female
What are the components of blood?
- Plasma
2. Formed elements
What are the formed elements?
- Erythrocytes
- Leukocytes
- Platelets
Erythrocytes are what type of blood?
Red Blood Cells RBCs
What type of bloods are leukocytes?
White Blood Cells WBCs
What is pluripotent stem cells?
Cells that can develop into several different types if cell
What is hemopoiesis?
The production of formed elements
What is the component of hemopoiesis?
Pluripotent stem cells
What is the circulation steps of blood?
- Blood leaves the heart in arteries, which carry it to the tissues
- At the tissues, nutrients & wastes diffuse across capillary walls
- Veins return this oxygen deficient blood to the heart
- Blood then travels to the lungs to be oxygenated, and then back to the heart again
What is hematocrit (Hct)?
It is the percentage of blood volume occupied by erythrocytes
What is the equation for hematocrit?
RBC height in mm / total height in mm) x 100 = %
How much content of water does blood plasma contains?
91.5%
How much content of protiend does blood plasma contains?
7%
What is the most plentiful protine in blood plasma?
Albumin @ 54%