Final Exam Blood Flashcards
What is the function of blood?
Transport nutrients, oxygen, CO2, Waste products, hormones, heat, IS components
What is the normal pH of blood?
7.4
Erythrocytes
RBC
Leukocytes
WBC
Thrombocytes
Platelets
Plasma makes up what percentage of blood?
60%
Erythrocytes make up what percentage of blood?
40%
the fluid phase of the blood that contains non-cellular components
Plasma
What 3 components make up plasma?
Water, proteins, other solutes
What is the diff. between plasma and serum
Serum does not contain coagulation factors
The amt. of the cellular components of the blood
Hematocrit
Inc. hematocrit during physical activity is mainly due to inc. _____ activity
Sympathetic nervous system
T/F. RBC lack a nucleus?
T
T/F. RBC lack mitochondria
T
What is the function of RBCs?
transport O2 from the lungs to cells of body and remove CO2 from tissues
Formation of blood cells
Hematopoiesis
Formation of RBCs
Erythropoiesis
Where does erythropoiesis occur in fetus?
Liver and spleen
Where does erythropoiesis occur in adolesence?
Red bone marrow of long bones
Where does erythropoiesis occur in the adult?
Red bone marrow of flat bones
All blood cells are derived from a single cell type in the bone marrow:
Pluripotent stem cells
If found in the blood, can be used as a measure of the production rate of erythrocytes
reticlocytes
What 3 component s are needed for erythropoiesis
- iron
- vitamine B12 and Folic acid
- erythropoietin
An increased number of erythrocytes
polycythemia
Where does destruction of erythrocytes take place?
spleen, liver, and bone marrow
What is the av. lifespan of RBCs
90-140 days
All conditions in which the capacity of the blood to transport O2 is reduced?
Anemia