introduction Flashcards
Hematology came from the Greek words
Haima - blood
logos - study
Respiratory pigment
Hemoglobin
gives color to the blood
functions of the blood
1) respiratory
2) nutritional
3) buffering action
4) excretion
5) maintenance of body temp
6) transport of hormones
vein diameter
5 mm
artery diameter
4mm
capillary diameter
8 um
smallest of blood vessels
capillary
largest of blood vessels
veins
most numerous of blood vessels
capillary
blood ph
7.35 to 7.45 (slightly alkaline)
arterial blood ph
7.45
venous blood ph
7.35
pulmonary vein blood color
BRIGHT RED
Pulmonary artery blood color
DARK PURPLISH RED
Arterial blood color
BRIGHT RED
Venous blood color
DARK PURPLISH RED
liquid portion of blood
SERUM: clotted
PLASMA: unclotted
Solid portion of blood aka
Hemocytes
-cellular elements
Red blood cells aka
Erythrocytes, Erythroplastids, akaryocytes
White blood cells
Leukocytes, Leukoplastids
WBC types
Granular (B,E,N)
Agranular (L,M)
Platelets aka
Thrombocytes, Thromboplastids
Gaseous portion of blood
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
others
characteristics of blood:
- Fluid (in vivo)
- Red
- Slightly alkaline
- Average specific gravity of 1.055
- Thick and viscous (3.5 to 4.5 times thicker than water)
- Makes up 75 to 85 mL blood per kilogram body weight
- There are about 20 grams of solids per 100 mL of blood