Chapter 21: Blood Flashcards
List the major functions of Blood.
- Transport
- Maintenance of body temp
- Acid/Base Regulation
- Defense (ex. immune system)
Blood is a connective ______?
Tissue; remember that blood is considered a tissue 🧐
What percentage of the blood is plasma?
55%
What percentage of blood is RBC’s (Erythrocytes)?
44%
What percentage of blood is “buffy coat” (this is what contains leukocytes and platelets.
<1%
Are serum the same as plasma?
Serum is plasma WITHOUT the clotting proteins.
Plasma is mostly…
Water
Most of the proteins found in plasma are made in what major organ?
The Liver
Albumins perform what functions?
Major contributors to osmotic pressure of plasma transport lipids, steroid hormones.
Globulins perform what functions?
Transport ions, homones, lipids, immune function
Fibrinogen is an essential component of the ______ system.
Clotting.
Fibrinogen can be converted to fibrin (hello physiology)
What protein molecule is contained by RBC’s that allow for oxygen binding?
Hemoglobin
Below 90% oxygen saturation is known as…
Hypoxemia
The maturation of myeloid cell into mature red blood cells is called? (the making of new RBC’s)
Erythropoiesis
All red blood cells come from stem cells found in the ____ bone marrow.
Red
What is the hormone produced by the kideny that stimulates erythropoiesis?
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Red blood cells ceom from the daughter cell known as…
Myeloid stem cells
Low red blood cell count is known as…
Anemia
High Red Blood Cell Count is called
Polycythemia
A swollen/enlarged (almost balloon like) red blood cell is a sign of?
Over-hydration
Shurken/Shriveled appearance of RBC’s is indicative of…
Dehydration
If someone has antigen A erythrocytes they will have what type of antibodies?
Anti-B Antibodies
If someone has antigen B on their red blood cells, what would their corresponding antibodes be?
Anti-A antibodies
If someone has NO blood antibodies in their blood stream they have what type of erythrocytes? (what blood type)
Antigens A and B. (Blood type AB)
