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
What is the most numerous WBC that destroy bacteria through phagocytosis?
Neutrophils
It is 1-4% ending allergic reaction and parasitic infection
Eosinophils
It is 0.5%, granules secrete histamines and regulates inflammation
Basophils
How many lobes does neutrophils have?
2-6
How many lobes does eosinophils have?
2
It has 20-45% and binds to specifix antigen and foreign molecules. (Most important cell in immune system)
Lymphocytes
It is 4-8%, and largest leukocyte that has kidney shaped nucleus and can turn into macrophages (phagocytosis)
Monocytes
Giant cell from bone marrow
Megakaryocyte
Has ability to stop bleeding from damaged blood vessels
Thrombocytes
What are the clotting factors
Calcium ions, ADP, and serotonin
What is the term for stopping the bleeding
Hemostasis
Consists of lymphocytes, monocytes, water, elements, and proteins
Lymph
What tissue is a lymph nodes
Reticular tissue
It is a bean shaped structure to filter substances and fight diseases
Lymph nodes
2 examples of lymph nodes
Tonsils and appendix
