Chapter 19 The Blood and Blood vessels Flashcards
What is Blood?
A liquid connective tissue consisting of cells surrounded by a liquid matrix
What does blood transports?
- Oxygen
- Carbon dioxide
- Nutrients
- Hormones
- Heat
- Waste products
What does blood regulate?
- Hemostasis of all body fluids
- pH
- Body temperature
- Water content of cells
Blood protects against what?
Excessive loss by clotting and uses what blood cells to protect against infection
What are the cellular components (formed elements) of blood?
- Red blood cells
- White blood cells
- Platelets
The plasma portion of blood consists of what?
- Water
- Proteins
- other solutes
What is the function of water in blood?
- Solvent and suspending medium
- Absorbs
- Transports
- Resists heat
What is the function of blood plasma proteins?
Responsible for colloid osmotic pressure.
1. Major contributors to blood viscosity.
2. Transport hormones (steroid)
3. Transport fatty acids,
4. Transport calcium.
5. Help regulate blood pH
What is the function of Albumins?
- Help maintain osmotic pressure
- Exchange of fluids across blood capillary walls
What are globulins functions?
Immunoglobulins help attack viruses and bacteria.
Alpha and beta globulins transports
1. Iron
2. lipids
3. Fat soluble vitamins
What is the function of fibrinogen?
Plays essential role in blood clotting
What is the function of electrolytes?
Help maintain osmotic pressure and play essential roles in cell functions
What is the function of nutrients in blood plasma?
Essential role in cell functions, growth, and development
What is the function of O2?
Important to many cellular functions
What is the function of Carbon Dioxide in plasma?
Involved in the regulation of blood pH
What is the function of Nitrogen gas in blood plasma?
No known function
What is the function of hemoglobin?
Used to carry oxygen to all cells and to carry some carbon dioxide to the lungs
Where is hemoglobin found?
Red blood cells
Each hemoglobin molecule contains what?
An iron ion.
What does the iron ion do in Hemoglobin?
Allows each molecule to bind four oxygen molecules
What is the shape of Red blood Cells? And what is the benefit?
Biconcave discs, this shape allows them to carry oxygen more efficiently
Hemoglobin is involved in regulating what?
Blood flow and blood pressure via the release of nitric oxide (NO)
What does Nitric Oxide do?
Causes vasodilation, which improves blood flow and enhances oxygen delivery
What is carbonic anhydrase?
Found within the red blood cells and catalyzes the conversion of carbon dioxide and water to carbonic acid
Carbonic acid transports how much of carbon dioxide in the plasma?
70%
Red blood cells live for how long?
120 days
What is erythropoiesis
Production of red blood cells
What is reticlocytes?
Immature red blood cells (enter the circulation and mature in 1-2 days
Leukocytes are classified as what?
Two things
- Granular
- Agranular
What does granular mean?
containing vesicles that appear when the cells are stained
What does agranular mean?
Containing no granules