Lecture 4 The Blood

Question 1

Blood is a liquid _______

Answer 1

connective tissue

Question 2

Name the three formed elements of the blood

Answer 2

Erythrocytes/RBCs, Leukocytes/WBCs, and Thrombocytes/Platelets

Question 3

The amount of blood in body is _____ dependent.

Answer 3

mass

Question 4

How much blood do males have in their bodies? Females?

Answer 4

Males=approx. 5-6 liters

Females=approx. 4-5 liters

Question 5

What is our blood pH?

Answer 5

7.35-7.45 (slightly basic)

Question 6

Blood is slightly _____ than body core temperature. What temperature is our blood?

Answer 6

warmer; approx. 100 degrees

Question 7

The ___ system is the first to develop in a fetus.

Answer 7

Circulatory System

Question 8

The heart begins pumping in a fetus at approx. ___ weeks

Answer 8

3 weeks

Question 9

What the the three main functions of blood?

Answer 9

transportation, protection, and regulation of vital fluids

Question 10

The “matrix” fluid portion of the blood is referred to as the ____

Answer 10

plasma

Question 11

Plasma suspends _____, is composed of ___% water and ___% dissolved substances, and carries _______

Answer 11

suspends formed elements; 92% water & 8% dissolved substances; carries plasma proteins

Question 12

Plasma proteins are produced by the ____

Answer 12

liver

Question 13

Name the 3 types of plasma proteins

Answer 13

Albumin (transport), Globulin (immune response), Fibrinogen (blood clotting)

Question 14

Name for blood cell formation

Answer 14

Hemopoiesis

Question 15

Name for the blood stem cell

Answer 15

Hemocytoblast

Question 16

Before birth, hempoiesis comes from what 5 places?

Answer 16

Red bone marrow, liver, spleen, thymus, and blood vessels

Question 17

After birth, hempoiesis comes from the ___ & ___

Answer 17

red bone marrow and yellow marrow