Fluid Connective Tissues Flashcards
It is also known as vascular tissue
Fluid connective tissue
Fluid connective tissue has two components
Blood and lymph
It makes the blood red and carries oxygen and nutrients to other body parts
Hemoglobin
What contents does human blood smear have?
WBC,RBC, platelets, lymphocytes, neutrophils
Plasma what percentage
46%-63%
Formed elements what percentage
37%-54%
How many RBCs in females?
4-5m cells/ cc
How many RBC in males?
5-6m cells/ cc
It is the most abundant and formed in bone marrow. It has a biconcave shape with no nucleus
Erythrocytes
Life span of RBC
100 - 120 days
It protects the body from infectious organisms
Leukocytes
It has a granular cytosplasm
Granulocytes
It has no granular cytoplasm
Agranulocytes
How many WBC?
4,800 - 11,000 cells/cc
Where does leukocytes produced?
Bone marrow, spleen, and lymphatic tissue