L2 Flashcards
1
Q
Life span of a rbc?
A
120 days
2
Q
Average volume of blood in the body?
A
5L
3
Q
Serum has no clotting factors but plasma does. Give the other components of plasma. (2)
A
albumin (holds fluid in circulation)
antibodies
4
Q
Give the layers present in centrifuged blood
A
rbc layer (45% of blood)-> thin wbc layer - leucocytes and platelets (<1% of blood) -> plasma (55% of blood)
5
Q
Give the 5 types of wbcs
A
neutrophil lymphocyte basophil eosinophil monocyte
6
Q
What three components are needed to make rbcs
A
folate
B12
Fe2+
